Vocabulary in School - Part 8 Flashcards
anthology
a collection of literary pieces
arid
describes a dry rain less climate
candor
sincerity; openness
clandestine
secretive, especially in regard to concealing an illegal purpose
coherent
logically connected
coup
a brilliant and sudden overthrow of a government
curtailed
cut short; abbreviated
discredit
to cause to be doubted
enmity
mutual hatred or ill will
frank
open and sincere in expression; straightforward
heresy
an opinion that goes against an established and well liked belief
hierarchy
group organized by rank
implacable
impossible to appease
insightful
perceptive
lexicon
wordbook describing language and definitions; a dictionary
maverick
one who is independent and resists adherence from another group
parallelism
grammar construction in which two identical syntactical structures are used
pragmatic
practical
pugnacious
belligerent
purist
one who is particularly concerned with maintaining tradition
rancorous
hateful; marked by deep seeded ill will
rational
logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
mercurial
quick and changeable in mood
nocturnal
occurring or happening in the night
