WOD 181-200 (4/24 - 5/13) Flashcards
- reprehensible
worthy of deserving blame or very strong criticism
- orthography
correct spelling; the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
- carouse
to drink alcohol, make noise, and have fun with other people
- vicissitudes
events or situations that occur by chance; difficulties or hardships, usually beyond one’s control
- arboreal
of or relating to trees; living in or often found in trees
- expedite
to speed up a process or progress; to carry out promptly
- sinecure
refers to a paid job or position that requires little or no experience
- Beltane
refers to the Celtic May Day festival
- plausible
seemingly fair, reasonable, or valuable but often not so; appearing worthy of belief
- importune
to annoy or pester someone with repeated questions or requests
- chivalry
the qualities of the ideal knight, such as honor, generosity, and courtesy; an honorable and polite way of behaving toward others
- eponymous
describe something named for a person or group
- fulcrum
refers to the support on which a lever moves when it is used to lift something ; one who plays an essential role in something
- satiate
to satisfy fully
- deepfake
refers to an image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said
- unctuous
someone who speaks and behaves in a way that is meant to seem friendly and polite but that is unpleasant because it is obviously not sincere; fatty, oily; smooth and greasy in texture or appearance
- laden
things that are heavily loaded with something
- aftermath
refers to the period of time shortly following a destructive event, or to a negative consequence or result
- cordial
politely pleasant and friendly
- florescence
refers to a state or period of being in bloom or of flourishing
