Week 10 Flashcards
Soothe; to allay a person’s anger; to lessen the impact of
Mollify
Uncorrectable
Incorrigible
Sadly silent; melancholy; gloomy; somber; depressing
Morose
Someone recently wealthy; some newly wealthy have the reputation of being tactless or having an overbearing attitude
Nouveau riche
Inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed; not cognizant things around them (oblivious: obscurity or forgetfulness)
Oblivious
Almost worthless; insignificant; petty; trifling
Paltry
Model; example; pattern worthy of study
Paradigm
Hidden danger; concealed trap
Pitfall
Weigh in the mind; to ruminate or cogitate
Ponder
Deep and rich and tone or sound; resounding or reechoing
Resonant
Interval of relief; Time for rest; delay and punishment
Respite
Decrease gradually; to decline in power, importance, or size
Wane
Way of holding one’s body; position on an issue
Stance
Brand with a mark of disgrace
Stigmatize
Self controlled; Unemotional (stolid); not showing filling in response to pleasure or to pain; impassive
Stoic
Person or thing carrying the blame for others; person considered responsible for a fiasco for mishap who was not in fact totally responsible for it
Scapegoat
Short but full of meaning; concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
Pithy
To encourage elements or components to occupy opposite ends of a spectrum; something that divides or causes discord
Polarize
Self important; act like a stuffed shirt; overly dignified; saturated stateliness, as in speech or manner
Pompous
Understood but not stated
Implicit
