SPG 4 Flashcards
Altruism meaning
Unselfish concern for others
Ambivalent meaning
Having conflicting feelings about someone
Antipathy meaning
A strong dislike
Emphatic meaning
Forceful and definite
Euphemism meaning
Word that is less likely to cause offence than the actual sound
Facile meaning
Avoid doing or saying something
Hierarchy
A group of people organised in order of importance or authority
Lionise
Treat someone as a celebrity
Magnanimous
Generous in the face of insult or defeat
Omnipotent
Having power over everything
Pensive
Thoughtful, often in a deep or sad way
Prevaricate
Something done or said with little thought or care
Reminiscent
Bring back memories and thoughts of the past
Megalomaniac
Someone who constantly seeks power and glory
Plethora
An over abundance or excess of something