Flashcards: Vocabulary 15 Barlow
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kasielasserre1 on February 18, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anachronism | a thing out of place in time |
| bailiwick | a person's normal territory or jurisdiction |
| buttress | support that gives stability |
| capitulate | to give in, surrender, acquiesce |
| contrite | sorrowful, repentant, regretful |
| contumely | disdain or contempt |
| dogmatic | strongly opinionated, dictatorial |
| manifest | obvious or evident |
| menial | lowly, servile, humble, subservient |
| meretricious | glamorous in a cheap gaudy way |
| nefarious | noticeably wicked or evil |
| punctilious | precise or exact |
| pungent | extremely painful or poignant/biting |
| purport | to profess or intend |
| reciprocal | complimentary/mutually beneficial |
| reprehensible | blameworthy |
| sanguine | optimistic, cheerful, or confident |
| scathing | strongly critical |
| vernal | fresh, springlike, or youthful |
| vilify | to slander, to malign, or defame |