Words To Know 3 Flashcards
Lionization
Treat as important
Foreground
the part of a view that is nearest to the observe.
make the most prominent or important feature.
Transcend
to go beyond the range or limits of.
surpass
Aesthetics
a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty
Demur
raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
Schism
a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Shortsightedness
lack of imagination or foresight.
Didactic
intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
Syntactic
the study of syntax- the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.
Sartorial
relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
Panache
Dash;
Flamboyance in style
Innocuous
not harmful or offensive.
Benign
gentle; kindly. not harmful
Antedate
precede in time; come before in date.
Trite
overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness.
Invigoration
to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
Lurid
very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
Intransigent
unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
Lax
not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
Obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Probity
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
Disapprobation
strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
Illiberal
opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior.
Acquisitive
excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
Profligate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
Tendentious
expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.
Fractious
irritable and quarrelsome.
Erroneous
wrong; incorrect.
Antithetical
directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.
Immutable
unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
Reconcile
restore friendly relations between.
make consistent with another.
Paradigm
a typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Misnomer
a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
Profundity
Fdeep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.
Anomaly
something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Inimical
tending to obstruct or harm.
unfriendly.
Predominant
present as the strongest or main element.
Enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
Virulence
the severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison.
Immured
enclose or confine someone against their will.
Pithy
concise and forcefully expressive.
Delineate
describe or portray something precisely.
Condone
accept and allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive to continue.
Imprudent
not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.
Curtail
reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
Row
Quarrel. a serious dispute.
Accord
give or grant someone power
Reined
keep under control; restrain.
Indemnify
compensate someone for harm or loss.
Manacles
fetter (a person or a part of the body) with manacles. to chain
Bridle
show one’s resentment or anger, especially by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin.
Dislocation
disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.
Disentanglement
to free or become free from entanglement; untangle
Subversion
the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.
Displacement
the moving of something from its place or position.
Estrangement
the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.
Scrupulous
diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
Entrenched
(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained
Venal
showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery. corrupt
Indiscernible
impossible to see or clearly distinguish.
Arduous
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Superfluous
unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Latitude
freedom from narrow restrictions
Impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
Plod
to proceed in a tediously slow manner: like day to day
Dissolution
the closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.
Clerical
(of a job or person) concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks.
Cerebral
of the cerebrum of the brain.
Crestfallen
sad and disappointed.
Euphoric
characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
Disgruntled
angry or dissatisfied.
Ruinous
disastrous or destructive.
Unprecedented
never done or known before.
Humdrum
lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
Partisanship
prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias.
Precarious
not securely held or in position; dependent on chance;
Obviate
to remove a need or difficulty. avoid; prevent.
Acumen
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
Equivocation
the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
Mounting
a backing, setting, or support for something.
Token
a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc. done for the sake of appearances or as a symbolic gesture.
Residual
remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone.
Deft
neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.
Eloquence
fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
Preeminence
the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.
Maladroitness
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless:
Galvanize
shock or excite, typically into taking action.
Beguile
charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.
Prescient
having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
Discern
perceive or recognize something.
Hyperbolize
represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is; exaggerate.
Undercut
offer goods or services at a lower price than
Calamitous
involving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous.
Recondite
little known; abstruse.
Impolitic
failing to possess or display prudence; unwise.
