Vocab Flashcards
Ubiquitous
present, appearing, or found everywhere.
ever-present, abundant
Mortification
great embarrassment and shame
Fortification
strengthening
a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.
Animosity
strong hostility
Mediocracy
a dominant class consisting of mediocre people, or a system in which mediocrity is rewarded.
mediocre -> not very good
Mediocrity
the quality of being intermediate between two extremes
Virtue
behaviour showing high moral standards.
goodness, morality
Vice
immoral or wicked behaviour
immorality, wrong
Serendipity
the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
luck/happy accident
Unequivocal
leaving no doubt; unambiguous
clear, unequestionable
Amelioration
improvement
Corvidae
The crow family
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers.
