TKAM [Mollify->Profound ] Flashcards
Mollify
Description:to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
Model:And perhaps most important, to deflect criticism and mollify opponents with politesse and wit.
Integrity
Description:adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
Model: Ultimately, leaving the GOP was necessary in order to maintain my own integrity.
Furtive
Description:taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret
Model:The handwriting clearly belonged to an unstable, conniving, furtive, shallow creep.
Stolid
Description:not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
Model:The New York Times began its review with the words “ stolid and humorless.”
Apprehension
Description:anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
Model:With the coup enacted, though, the response even among the toughs, at Rabaa at least, seemed one of apprehension.
Brevity
Description:shortness of time or duration
Model:I am going to accept the situation, Judge Henderson,” answered John, with a brevity that did not escape the keen old man.
Hypocritical
Description:of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess
Model:Russian diplomats accused American partners of “ hypocritical “ behavior for using double standards in the relationship with Russia.
Recluse
Description:a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
Model:Lee is not a recluse, but she famously stopped granting interviews in 1964.
Profound
Description:penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding
Model:And like so many people, 9/11 affected me deeply and changed my life in a profound way.
