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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a outrance | to excess |
| acquiesce | to agree or express agreement |
| ambiguous | having more than one possible meaning |
| amiable | diffusing warmth and friendliness |
| anecdote | short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) |
| arbiter | someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue |
| caricature | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
| colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation |
| compatriot | a person from your own country |
| contemporeity | occuring or existing in the same time, contemporary society |
| digression | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) |
| dogma | a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative |
| egotistical | characteristic of false pride |
| enigma | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
| ephemeral | enduring a very short time |
| epitome | a standard or typical example |
| erudite | having or showing profound knowledge |
| hobbesian | Adjective related to the workds of Thomas Hobbes who likened I.R to a 'state of war' , a lawless, insecure, and conflict-ridden condition which he described as a 'war of all against all'. |
| imbecility | retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot |
| infrahuman | belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development |
| inherent | in the nature of something though not readily apparent |
| intangible | assets that are saleable though not material or physical |
| jargon | specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject |
| lamentable | an archaic word for mournful |
| mixed metaphor | a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect |
| mulitpara | a woman who has delivered two or more pregnancies at 20 or more weeks |
| oratorical | characteristic of an orator or oratory |
| persipicuity | ... |
| pretension | a false or unsupportable quality |
| sagacity | the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating |
| sardonic | disdainfully or ironically humorous |
| senile | mentally or physically infirm with age |
| specious | plausible but false |
| stint | an individuals prescribed share of work |
| superannuate | retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity |
| unction | anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual |
| utile | being of use or service |
| verity | an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth |
| ambivalance | having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you /I felt very ambivalent about leaving home.feel |
| laxity | ..., the quality of being lax and neglectful |
| malignity | quality of being disposed to evil |
| morphological | ..., relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals |
| skepticism | doubt about the truth of something |
| sovereignty | ..., government free from external control |
| troglodyte | ..., someone who dwells in a cave |
| triumvirate | a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority |
| unflagging | ..., unceasing |
| cirumlocution | roundabout way of speaking |
| esoteric | ..., confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle |
| recapitulate | summarize briefly |
| rhapsody | ..., an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| wry | humorously sarcastic or mocking |
| credulous | ..., disposed to believe on little evidence |
| fanciful | indulging in or influenced by fancy |
| juxaposition | ..., placement of two things side by side for emphasis |
| validity | the quality of being logically valid |
| sprightliness | ..., animation and energy in action or expression |
| pate de foie gras | ..., a pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles |
| theologian | ..., someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (especially Christian theology) |
| redemptive | ..., bringing about salvation or redemption from sin |
| forbearance | ..., a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges |
| exuberance | overflowing with enthusiasm |
| idologue | theorist |
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