VL 4-6 Flashcards
N. A place where public records or historical documents were kept. The records or documents kept there.
Archives
Adj. known or understood by only those with special knowledge; hidden or secret
Arcane
V. To limit; confine; restrict; to draw a line around; encircle;
Circumscribe
Adj. secret; disguised; hidden; concealed;
Covert
N. A written message sent with speed. A news story sent by a reporter to a news service.
V. To send on specific business.
Dispatch
N. Pl. ease of doing, moving, or acting due to aptitude or skill.
Facility
V. To sharpen. To perfect or make more effective.
N. A whetstone used to sharpen tools.
Home
Adj. unbelieving; skeptical. Showing doubt or disbelief.
Incredulous
Adj. speaking, writing, or understanding several languages.
N. A person who speaks, writes, or understands several languages.
Polyglot
V. To overcome; conquer. To climb up or over.
Surmount
V. To satisfy; relieve. To pacify by giving in to demands. To bring peace or calm to.
Appease
N. A method of settling a dispute in which an impartial person or group reaches a decision.
Arbitration
N. A member of a diplomatic staff, especially in a particular capacity
Ataché
Adj. Meant or tending to win over or to overcome the hostility of.
Conciliatory
N. The official office or residence of a government representative who resides in a foreign country.
Consulate
N. An understanding or agreement between two or more countries.
Entente
V. To calm the anger of; to pacify.
Placate
Adj. Favorable; opportune; auspicious.
Propitious
N. The ceremonial customs and rules of polite behavior observed by diplomats and others.
Protocol
N. A person authorized to act for another. A document authorizing a person to act for another.
Proxy
V.vTo give up on oath; renounce. To give up; abstain from.
Abjure
V. To hear and decide a case by judicial procedure.
Adjudicate
V. to bring to mind. To summon by using magic words.
Conjure
N. A leader who gains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people.
Demagogue
