sat vocab #4 Flashcards
advocate
support
brusque
blunt, abrupt
espouse
promote, take up, support
hone
to sharpen, increase (usually hone an ability)
obviate
avoid, make unnecessary
torpid
inactive, lazy, stagant
aesthetic
concerning art or beauty
bulwark
fortification, barricade
defunct
no longer exisisting
etymology
study of word origins
odious
hateful
posterity
future generations
rife
common
affable
friendly, easy going, social
bureaucracy
officialdom/a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
eulogy
praise
officious
domineering, intrusive, meddlesome (intrusively enthusiastic)
posthumous
after death being awarded
rigor
thoroughness/the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.
deference
respect/humble submission and respect