Vocab Part 2 Flashcards
Magnanimous
Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
Concur
Be of the same opinion; agree. 2. Happen or occur at the same time; coincide.
Exhort
Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
Proscribe
Forbid, especially by law.
Querulous
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
Caprice
A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
Promulgate
Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause). 2. Put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation.
Quell
To silence or use force to stop something.
Panacea
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Propound
Put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration by others.
Rescind
Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)
Modicum
A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable.
Revile
Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
Coerces
To persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
Dissimulation
Concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense.
Beggary
A state of extreme poverty.
Munificent
(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
Penury
Extreme poverty; destitution.
Opulence
Great wealth or luxuriousness.
Contentious
Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Stratagem
A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
Profligate
Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
