Unit 1 Flashcards
bellicose
Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome.
antebellum
Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War.
belligerence
Aggressiveness, combativeness.
rebellion
Open defiance and opposition, sometimes armed, to a person or thing in authority.
pacify
(1) To soothe anger or agitation. (2) To subdue by armed action.
pacifist
A person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight, on moral or religious grounds.
pact
An agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or to resolve a dispute.
appease
To make peaceful and quiet; to calm, satisfy.
hostage
A person given or held to ensure that an agreement, demand, or treaty is kept or fulfilled.
hospice
A place or program to help care for the terminally ill.
hostel
An inexpensive, supervised place for young travelers to stay overnight.
inhospitable
(1) Not welcoming or generous; unfriendly.
2) Providing no shelter or food (such as a desert
amicable
Friendly, peaceful.
enamored
Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love.
inimical
Hostile, unfriendly, or harmful.
paramour
A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom.
criminology
The study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment.
decriminalize
To remove or reduce the criminal status of.
incriminate
To show evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault.
recrimination
An accusation in retaliation for an accusation made against oneself; the making of such an accusation.
approbation
A formal or official act of approving; praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm.
disprove
To show that something is not what it has been claimed to be; refute.
probity
Absolute honesty and uprightness.
reprobate
A person of thoroughly bad character.
gravid
Pregnant or enlarged with something.
gravitas
Great or very dignified seriousness.
gravitate
To move or be drawn toward something, especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force.
gravity
Weighty importance, seriousness, or dignity.
alleviate
To lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering.
elevate
(1) To lift up or raise.
(2) To raise in rank or status.
leavening
Something that lightens and raises; something that modifies, eases, or animates.
levity
Frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness.
cicerone
A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural sites and explains what is being seen.
hector
To bully; to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure.
hedonism
An attitude or way of life based on the idea that pleasure or happiness should be the chief goal.
nestor
A senior figure or leader in one’s field.
spartan
Marked by simplicity and often strict self-discipline or self-denial.
stentorian
Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound.
stoic
Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain.
sybaritic
Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life.
