Week 5 Flashcards
To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail
Delineate
Sharpness (mind or sense)
Acuity
Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
Depraved
To weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
Enervate
Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
Esoteric
Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; productive
Fecund
A command or act of will or consciousness
Fiat
A fabrication of the mind
Figment
To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away
Garner
To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
Hallow
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
Idiosyncrasy
Shame and disgrace
Ignominy
Earthly, worldly, related to practical and material affairs
Mundane
A subtle or slight variation (color, meaning, quality)
Nuance
Conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate
Overweening
A strong attraction or inclination
Penchant
According to reputation or general belief ; widespread acceptance
Reputed
Reasoning that seems plausible but it actually unsound
Sophistry
Costly, rich, magnificent
Sumptuous
Present or existing everywhere
Ubiquitous