Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
poverty, scarcity
paucity
to cause (someone) to take a course of action
prompt
deep respect for someone or something
reverence
a great difference
disparity
not influenced by strong emotion, fair-minded
dispassionate
a noteworthy occurence or situation
phenomenom
to brag, show off
boast
irritation, annoying
irksome
to suggest or call attention to indirectly, to make a reference to something
allude
having unlimited or great power
omnipotence
to cause a reaction or emotion (usually anger); to trigger
provoke
to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of
indulge
firmly established and unlikely to change
entrenched
built-in, existing in something as a permanent or essential characteristic
inherent
everyday informal language, local dialect
vernacular
interrogation, questioning
inquisition
a short personal story
anecdote
evil in nature, harmful
malign
oddity, something that is not normal
anomaly
to hold someone or something back, to suppress, to prevent
inhibit
changeable
mutable
1) of little importance
2) caring too much about trivial matters
petty
passionate about something
avid
to call on or refer to something
invoke
foolish, reckless
imprudent
persistence, determination
tenacity
respected
venerable
enforcing strict obedience to authority
authoritarian
an angry argument or disagreement
quarrel
1) to produce or generate (a result) 2) to surrender
yield
having mixed feelings
ambivalent
temporary, short-lived
ephemeral
to try hard to do something
endeavor
a violent uprising or rebellion
insurrection
to think about for along time
contemplate
to force someone to do somethign
compel
possible to do easily or conveniently
feasible
an opinion or conclusion that is unproven, a guess
conjecture
based on random choice or personal impulse, rather than any reason or system
arbitrary
to make stronger
reinforce
