Unit 1-2 Flashcards
Edification
Improvement or enlightenment.
Discomfit
To embarrass and confuse.
Malfeasance
Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
Feasible
Capable of being accomplished.
Surfeit
Condition of being too full; over abundance.
Magnum Opus
The greatest work of an artist.
Modus Operadi
Manner of working.
Opulent
Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent
Synergy
The power that results from the combination of two or more forces.
Liturgy
A pattern of prayer or worship.
Lethargy
A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy.
Laborious
Requiring mental or physical effort.
Belabor
- To discuss in too much detail
2. To attack
Elaborate
To explain in greater detail.
Stanch
To stop the flow of.
Staunch
Firm and steadfast.
Extant
Still in existence; not destroyed.
Restive
- Resisting authority; difficult to control.
2. Restless; fidgety.
Apropos
With regard to.
Depose
To remove from office or power.
Static
Having no motion or change.
Ecstasy
Intense joy or delight.
Stasis
Condition in which there is no change.
Entity
A being.
Essence
The most important ingredient; the crucial element.
Quintessential
The most typical, ideal, or important.
