Vocab 5 Flashcards
proletarian
pertaining or belonging to the class of wage earners, especially those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment; the working class
neophyte
a beginner or novice
penury
extreme poverty; destitution. scarcity; dearth; inadequacy; insufficiency
encumber
to impede or hinder; hamper; retard. to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous. to burden or weigh down with obligations or debt
onerous
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship. having obligations or responsibilities, especially legal ones, that outweigh the advantages
surfeit
excess; an excessive amount. excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
perennial
lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring; of plants: having a life cycle lasting more than two years. lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream. perpetual
idyllic
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll, charming simple or rustic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an idyll
niggardly
reluctant to give or spend, stingy, miserly. meanly or ungenerously small or scary
milieu
surroundings, especially or a social or cultural nature
sentient
having the power of perception by the senses; conscious
decorum
that which is proper, suitable, seemingly, befitting, becoming, fitness, propriety, congruity. dignified propriety of behavior, dress, speech ect
prurient
having, included to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, ect
feckless
ineffective; incompetent; futile. having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy
bourgeoisie
the class that, in contrast to the proletariat, is primarily concerned with property values
