Vocab Module 8 Flashcards
Enshroud
To cover with a shroud
Chicanery
Deception by trickery
Infiltrate
To pass something into enemy territory or to penetrate with hostile intentions.
Clandestine
To hide a secret or to conceal a purpose
Abdicate
To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally
Furtive
Trying not to be discovered using ways of stealth
Stultify
- To cause to lose interest or feel dull and not alert.
- To render useless or ineffective
- To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous.
Carp
To complain or find fault in a disagreeable way.
Nemesis
- A source of harm or ruin
- An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
Masquerade
- A costume party where masks are worn
- A disguised face
Loathe
To greatly dislike something
Malinger
To feign an illness or other incapacity to avoid work
Bellicose
Warlike or hostile in manner or temper
Perfidious
Of, relating to, or marked by perfidy; Treacherous
Incense *
To cause to be extremely angry
Arcane
Known or understood by only a few
Scathing
Bitterly denunciatory, harshly critical, harmful, or painful.
Sedition
Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state; Rebellion
Jaded
Worn out, wearied, cynical
Subterfuge
- Deception used to achieve an end
- A deceptive strategen or device
Livid
Very angry, discolored, ashen, or pale
Cynic
A person who believes all people are motivated selfish, a person whose outlook is negative.
Debauch
To be morally corrupted, to seduce
Encipher
To put a message in a cipher
Rancor
Bitter, long-lasting resentment, deep-seated ill will
