Sarah Riddle List 23 Flashcards
Iconoclast
(n) image-breaker, icon attacker; someone who tries to destroy traditional or popular ideas or institutions
Erudite
(adj) having or showing profound knowledge; very scholarly
Germane
(adj) relevant, appropriate; being both pertinent and fitting
*Hallie Biden was accused of supporting Trump on Twitter, turns out she didn’t have an account when it would have been germane.
Legerdemain
(n) an illusory feat; a show or skill of deceit considered magical by naive observers
Tacit
(adj) understood, implied, not stated
Chicanery
(n) dissension by trickery or underhandedness; a trick (political purpose)
*Fake Uber Eats account uses chicanery towards customers pretending to be family owned restaurant, Beefy King.
Imperturbable
(adj) marked by extreme calm and composure; unshakably steady; serene
Opprobrium
(n) disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; harshly condemned
Machiavellian
(adj) governed by opportunity, not principled; suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning
*Nikki Haley has presidential run that is described as Machiavellian, she sides with whoever she was talking to
Unconscionable
(adj) lacking conscience; unreasonable; beyond prudence or reason
*Australian Company “Telstra” has to pay $50 million in penalty for unconscionable conduct while selling to indigenous customers
Rapacious
(adj) very greedy; given to attacking and seizing
Coalesce
(v) to come together; to merge as into one body or entity
Apocalyptic
(adj) predicting or indicating imminent destruction; indicating coming devastation
Solicitous
(adj) anxious; eager; careful or particular
Largesse
(n) generous giving of gifts; generosity; the actual things to be bestowed or given
