Vocab Flashcards
Deference
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Adherent
A follower of a person or idea
Impervious
Unable to be affected
Purported
Claimed as true, but probably false
Introspective
Contemplating ones own thoughts and feelings
Incredulous
Unable to believe something, amazed
Sacrilege
An act against a holy person or place
Inference
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but Able to be drawn from the facts at hand.
Phenomenon
A fact or occurrence which can be observed and/or documented
Sycophant
A person who flatters, yes man
Infinitesimal
Extremely small, incalculable or immeasurably small
Retrospective
Looking backward over a period of time
Confer
To discuss something with someone else, consult
Expound
To explain or discuss something In detail
Incoherent
Not able to be understood