Second 25 Flashcards
statutory
required, permitted, or enacted by law
menace
a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger
partisanship
strongly supporting a party, cause, or person
myriad
a countless or extremely great number
quail
verb: feel or show fear or apprehension
rasp
a harsh, grating noise
invertebrate
an animal lacking a backbone
abject
extremely bad, unpleasant and degrading
fabrication
invention or concoction, typically made with deceitful intent
forgery
the action of copying a document, signature, banknote, etc.
proletariat
workers or working-class people
gratuitous
uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted
superfluous
unnecessary, more than enough
purge
an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people from an organization or place
ideological
a system of ideas and ideals
indoctrinate
teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
posterity
all future generations of people
obeisance
deferential respect
stratum
a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income
lassitude
a state of physical or mental weariness
shirk
avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility
acrid
having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell
pretext
a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not real
fecundity
producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile
