Sunshine Vocab Day 9 Flashcards
arbitrate
ex: His coworkers resented his imperious and arbitrary decision-making style
arbiter(judge)
Def: [v] to serve as a neutral third-party judge in a dispute
carping
ex: April’s constant carping about the movie forced me to walk out of the theater
Def: [adj] constantly finding fault, particularly about trivial matters
censure
ex: The senator was censured for her misconduct, but was permitted to stay in office
censere(assess)
Def: [v] to express formal disapproval of someone’s behavior
clemency
ex: the judge showed clemency because the convict showed great remorse for his actions
clemens(mildness)
Def:[n] leniency, particularly in judicial sentencing
cynic
ex: Warren was such a cynic that he mistrusted every word of praise from his teachers
Def: [n] one who believes that humans are essentially selfish
depraved
ex: the murderer showed depraved indifference to human life
Def: [adj] immoral or wicked
disdain
ex: I could only feel disdain for Glen’s self-serving apology
dis-(not) + dignus(worthy)
Def:[n] feeling that something or someone is unworthy
dogmatic
ex: Some reporters spend too much time spouting dogmatic opinions rather than providing objective analysis
Def: [adj] proclaiming an inflexible adherence to religious or political principles
extol
ex: She extolled the technical beauty of Chopin’s etudes
ex-(out) + tol(ring out)
Def: [v] to praise enthusiastically
inane
ex: I find most reality shows to be an inane waste of time
Def:[adj] silly; stupid
