Unit 4 Flashcards
ambivalence
(n.) the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
ambivalent
adj. of ambivalence
ambrosia
(n.) something delicious; the food of the gods
ambrosial
adj. of ambrosia
nectar
(n.) a delicious drink, a sweet liquid secreted by flowers
secret
(v.) (of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance) คัดหลั่ง
ameliorate
(v.) to improve ทำให้ดีขึ้น
contagion
การติดต่อของโรค
inhibit
(v.) hinder, restrain, prevent
make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way
amenable
(adj.) agreeable; cooperative; suited
prose
ร้อยแก้ว
amenity
(n.) something that increases comfort
amulet
(n.) ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
ornament
เครื่องประดับ
forbade
v2 of forbid
anachronism
(n.) something out of the proper time
anachronism
(n.) something out of the proper time
analgesic
(n.) medication that reduces or eliminates pain
analogous (to)
(adj.) comparable (to)
analogy
อุปมา การเปรียบเหมือน
misconstrue
misunderstand
scant
(adj.) barely sufficient
analog
(n.) something that is comparable to something else
posit
(v.) assume as a fact
(v.) put in position
social darwinism
a theory in sociology that individuals achieve advantage over others as a result of genetic pr biological superiority
Protestant work ethic
a view of life that encourages hard work and a rational view of the world as a way to achieve material success
Confucian
ขงจื๊อ
anarchy
(n.) absence of government; state of disorder
anarchic
(adj.) lacking order or control
orgy
(n.) a wild party with excessive drinking and indiscriminate sexual activity
allegedly
(adv.) ถูกกล่าวหาว่า
revelry
(n.) lively and noisy festivities, involving drinking a large amount of alcohol
debauchery
ความลุ่มหลงสุรา/โลกีย์
rite
(n.) a religious act; a social custom
anarchism
the theory that all form of government are oppressive and should be abolished
oppressive
กดขี่
abolish
เลิกล้ม ยกเลิก ทำลาย
tenable
defensible
attribute
(v.) regard something as being caused by
antithesis
(n.) a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone/something else
deficit
the amount by which something (a sum of money) is too small, an excessive of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets