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36 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
disinter | unearth |
recumbent | reclining |
inflection | change of vocal tone |
infra dig | beneath dignity |
aquiline | eaglelike |
insouciant | not bothered, carefree |
expatriate | banish |
expostulate | to earnestly object |
diatribe | abusive speech |
dissonant | inharmonious |
ineluctable | not escapable |
tautology | needless repetition |
pugnacious | combative |
narcolepsy | attacks of sleep |
compunction | feeling of remorse |
sentient | conscious |
costermonger | vegetable vendor |
eschatology | theology of last things |
disjecta membra | scattered fragments |
abrogate | annul |
epistemology | study of knowledge |
induction | factual reasoning |
stasis | state of equilibrium |
insipid | without flavor, boring |
megalomania | delusions of greatness |
truculent | fiercely savage |
superego | unconscious conscience |
obloquy | verbal abuse |
supererogatory | beyond whats asked |
extemporize | improvise |
remonstrate | plead in protest |
anarchist | one opposed to government |
solipsism | doctrine that only self exists |
apocryphal | not authentic |
opprobrium | disgrace |
immure | to wall in |
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