Vocab 7 Flashcards
Acrid
having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell;
Acronym
a word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word;
Demagogue
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than rational argument;
Brevity
concise and exact use of words in writing or speech;
Follicle
a small secretory cavity or sac in the body
Exculpate
to show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing;
Dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
Diatribe
a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something;
Ectothermic
referring to an animal that relies on external sources of body heat;
Egomaniac
a person who is obsessively self-centered;
Egocentric
thinking only of oneself without regard for the feelings or desires of others;
Fortitude
courage in pain or adversity;
Infuse
to fill or soak with a substance to transmit certain qualities;
Illicit
forbidden by law
Necrotic
relating to the death of cells or tissues;
Enumerate
to mention things one by one;
Ornithomancy
the practice of divination through observing the behavior of birds;
Osteopath
A person who massage his bones joints and muscles to enhance medicines effects
Pacifism
the belief that war and violence are unjustifiable;
Percolate
to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance;
Plaster
a mixture used for coating walls and ceilings or for making molds and casts;
Acropolis
a fortified part of an ancient Greek city
Repugnant
extremely distasteful or unacceptable;
Perspiration
the process of sweating;
