Vocab Leason 7 Flashcards
Dilemma
A choice between two unpleasant or difficult options
Sardonic
Using mockery of scornful humor
Intern
A student or recent graduate working as an apprentice while learning a job
Ambivalent
Having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea
Destitute
Extremely poor, lacking necessities like food and shelter
Demure
Quiet and modest, reserved
Intrepid
Without fear, brave
Affront
An outrageous insult, often public
Erudite
Scholarly, learned
Culmination
That highest point of attainment, the end or climax
Rend
To tear apart violently
Demagogue
A leader who appeals to citizens emotions to obtain power
Concur
To be of the same opinion; to agree with
Lobby
To try to persuade officials to support or reject a cause
Transpose
In change the order or place of, especially letters, words, or musical notes