vocab 6 Flashcards
Abstraction
A thought about general qualities/ideas rather than people or things; the act of withdrawing/removing sometjing; the act of summarizing
Altruistic
Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Astute
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; shrewd; ayanokoji
austere
of a stern or strict demeanor; forbidding in aspect; severely simple; practicing great self denial
Belie
Represent falsely; be in contradiction with
Brunt
The principal force, shock, stress (as of an attack); the greater part; burden
Caustic
capable of being to destroy by chemical substance; harsh in tone; sarcastic
Cogent
Powerfully persuasive
coherent
sticking together; logical; cappable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear manner
contrivance
an artificial development; a deceitful scheme to deceive; a device that is good for a particular job
derivative
having parts that originiate from another source; lacking originality; banal
disputatious
inclined to disagree, even in law
esoteric
understood by few
flamboyant
richly beautfil and colorful;
hedonistic
devoted to pleasure
inconspicuous
not prominent or readily noticiable
panacea
hypothetical remedy/solution for all disease; goddess of healing
paucity
an insufficient quantity or number
preponderance
exceeding in heaviness; superiority in numbers, power, influence
pretentious
attempting to try to be important ; intended to impress others
prisitine
really clean bc its unused; no dirt or contamination
propensity
a disposition to behave in a certain way; a natural inclination
prospective
anticipated for near future;
scathing
marked by harsh abusive criticism
