Vocab Week #6 Flashcards
Adjudicate
Make a formal judgement or decision about a problem or disputed matter
Undulant
Having a rising and falling motion or appearance like that of waves; undulating
Paritatetic
Traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods
Emolument
A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office
Refulgent
Shining brightly
Amnesty
An act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted especially to a group of individuals
Sardonic
Grimly mocking or cynical
Peruse
Read (something) typically in a thorough or careful way
Pontificate
Express one’s opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic
Wizened
Shriveled or wrinkled with age
Philanthropy
The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by generous donation of money to good causes
Abstruse
Difficult to understand; obscure
Postprandial
During or relating to the period after dinner or lunch
Extirpation
The act of removing or destroying something completely
