Vocab Set 6 Flashcards
admonish
warn or reprimand someone firmly
aesthetic
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
affectation
unnatural behavior, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress
alleviate
to make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
analogous
comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared; similar
bolster
support or strengthen
chauvinistic
feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
connoisseur
an expert judge in a certain matter
dissemble
conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs
dogged
having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.
dupe
deceive; trick
empirical
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
engender
to produce; to cause
entitled
deserving of privileges or special treatment
pertinacious
holding firmly to an opinion or a course of actio
presumptuous
arrogant; failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate/overconfident
probity
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
proliferate
increase rapidly in number; multiply
specious
misleading; false
spurious
**counterfeit; fake; **being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
subjective
personal; personalized; of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
subvert
to degrade; to weaken; to lower in character, dignity, or quality
timorous
timid; easily frightened
tortuous
**winding; twisted; **marked by a long series of irregular curves
tractable
obedient; controllable; readily giving in to the command or authority of another
transient
temporary; brief; lasting only for a short time
ubiquitous
commonplace; usual; common; often observed or encountered
underscore
to emphasize; to reinforce; to make more apparent
venal
corruptible; open to improper influence and especially bribery
venerate
to worship; reverance; to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
