Vocab Lesson 1 Flashcards
A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties.
acolyte
One who attends or assists; a follower
acolyte
Given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks
bibulous
Highly absorbant
bibulous
Ex: bibulous paper
To grow together; to unite to form a whole
coalesce
Not openly acknowledged; secret
covert
To recite something in te style of a public speech.
declaim
to speak in a loud, theatrical way.
declaim
To describe vividly in detail
delineate
To DRAW an outline of; to represent by DRAWING
delineate
A leader who seeks power by appealing to people’s emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises.
Ex: Joseph McCarthy
demaogue
noun form: demagoguery
An expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute
encomium
resistant to persuasion
obdurate
inflexible
obdurate
persistent in wrongdoing
obdurate
foresight; knowledge of beforehand events
prescience
the chief character in a drama or story
protagonist
completed with careful persereverence; diligent
sedulous (adj.)
expressed with vigor and key penetrating insight; keenly perceptive.
Ex: The reviewer’s _______ criticism did not please the book’s author.
trenchant
A place or state pf perfect social and political conditions
utopia
Adjective form: utopian
A farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony.
Ex: The ______ is usually given by a student who has achieved great distinction
valedicory (N)
Of or relating to a farewell address
Ex: General Lee’s _______ remarks tot he Army of Virginia were tinged with sadness.
valedictory (Adj)
