Very Valuable Vocabulary #13 Flashcards
esoteric
Only taught to or understood by members of a special group
enervate
To deprive of strength or force. To weaken
crass
Having or showing no understanding or what is proper or acceptable. Insensitive
itinerant
Traveling from place to place. Staying in a place for only a short amount of time
Conciliate
To make someone more friendly or less angry
Misanthrope
A person who displays hatred or contempt for mankind
obsequious
Obvious in being too eager to help or obey someone important. Overly attentive
expropriate
To take or deprive someone of their property
Monolithic
Formed from a single block of stone. A large and powerful organization or system that is indivisible.large size or challenging to alter change
sacrosanct
Too important respected or valuable o be interfered with or changed above criticism