Vocabulary in School - Part 11 Flashcards
apology
rhetoric term, the defense of an idea
archaic
characteristic of a earlier more primitive period; old fashioned
brittle
easily broken when subjected to pressure
condemn
to express strong disapproval for
dilettante
one with amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
eclectic
made up of a variety of sources and styles
elusive
difficult to capture
emulate
to try to equal or excel, especially through imitation
epiphany
a sudden burst of understanding
genre
category of artistic endevour
idealize
to consider perfect
intuition
the power to know things without thinking; sharp intuitive
laudatory
expressing great pride
malfeasance
misconduct or wrong doing
malice
extreme ill will or spite
mediocrity
ordinary ability or achievement
naive
lacking sophistication
novel
strikingly new, shocking, or diffeerent
novice
a beginner
paramount
of chief concern or importance
pernicious
causing great harm
prosaic
unimaginative; dull
prudent
exercising good judgement or common sense
rhetoric
the art of using language affectively and persuasively
stoid
characterized by straight laced sense of propriety; serious
stoic
indifferent to pleasure or pain
tenet
principle held as being true by a person or organization
toxic
poisonous
trenchant
keen or incisive
urbane
notably polite and elegant in manner; suave
virtuoso
a tremendously skilled artist
