Vocab Words Flashcards
Paganism
Belief in more than one God, like the Romans
Contempt
The state of being dis honored
Pity
Sympathetic or sorrow evoked by suffering
Injunctions
Process or order requiring the person to whom is directed to do a particular act or refrain from doing an act
Reluctance
Unwillingness
Motivation
Providing a reason to act a certain way; inspiration
Resentment
The feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark or person
Impulsive
Agitated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses
Naive
Having or showing a lack of experience, judgment or information
Timid
Shy; easily alarmed
Manipulative
Influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for the ones own purposes
Vulnerable
Capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, by words or weapons
Inferred
To derive by reasoning
Shrewd
Astute or sharp in practical matters
Dissembling
To give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature
Slander
A malicious, false or defamatory statement or report
Calumny
A false stamens designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
Inculcation
The act of teaching or influencing persistently and repeatedly so as to implant or instill an idea
Propitiation
The act of propitiating: to make favorably inclined
Ingratiating
Charming; pleasing; agreeable
Predilection
A tendency to think favorably of something in particular
Evade
To escape from by trickery or cleverness
Assertion
A positive statement or deceleration often without support or reason
