Vocab Ch 36-40 Flashcards
adherent of
a person who supports a particular idea or party
radical
someone who believes there should be extreme change, often political
reactionary
somone opposed to change or new ideas
tenet
a priniciple on which a believe is based
proponents
person who publicly support an opinion
credible
believable
plausible
convincing
superstitious
have illogical beliefs about hidden forces in nature
centanary
100th anniversary
flamboyant
extremely colourful and exaggerated
raucous
very noisy
modality/modal verbs
meanings such as possibility and necessity/must, could, should
lexicon
vocabulary
ortography
writing systems and spelling
pictograms
characters representing pictures
ideograms
characters representing ideas/concepts
polysemous
number of different meanings
coining
creation of words
jargon
interest/job group
eloquent
able to express ideas or opinions clearly, in a way that may influence others
succinct
clearly and using few words
inarticulate
unable to express their ideas clearly in words
putting your foot in it
saying something without thinking carefully and may upset or embarrass someone
the nobility
collective term for people of the highest social rank in a society
dignity
worth
absolute poverty/the poverty line
being poor according tom a fixed minimum standard
penury
extreme poverty
deprived
lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life
affluence
wealth
destitute
without money, food, home, or possessions
living from hand to mouth
having just enough money to live without suffering
tightening belts
spending less
income bracket
range of income with upper and lower levels
