Vocabulary
Order by
131 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assertion | a declaration or statement |
| clarity | clearness |
| cogent | convincing; reasonable |
| coherent | logically connected |
| cohesive | condition of sticking together |
| didactic | intended to instruct |
| discourse | verbal expression or exchange; conversation |
| eloquence | the ability to speak vividly or persuasively |
| emphasize | to give special attention to something, to stress |
| fluid | easily flowing |
| implication | the act of suggesting or hinting |
| lucid | easily understood; clear |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
| arbiter | a judge who decides a disputed issue |
| biased | prejudiced |
| exculpate | to free from guilt or blame |
| impartial | not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased |
| incontrovertible | not able to be denied or disputed |
| integrity | trustworthiness; completeness |
| objectivity | treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices |
| penitent | expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
| plausible | seemingly valid or acceptable; credible |
| substantiated | supported with proof or evidence; verified |
| vindicated | freed from blame |
| condescending | treating people as weak or inferior |
| contemptuous | feeling hatred; scornful |
| despotic | exercising absolute power; tyrannical |
| dictatorial | domineering; oppressively overbearing |
| disdain | contempt, scorn, to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on |
| haughty | arrogant; vainly proud |
| imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
| patronizing | treating in a condescending manner |
| convuluted | intricate; complex |
| cryptic | difficult to comprehend |
| futile | having no useful purpose; pointless |
| impede | to slow the progress of |
| obscure | relatively unknown, to conceal or make indistinct. |
| quandary | a state of uncertainty or perplexity |
| indolent | lazy |
| insipid | uninteresting; unchallenging |
| listless | lacking energy |
| torpor | laziness; inactivity; dullness |
| alienated | removed or disassociated from |
| alliance | a union of two or more groups |
| disparity | inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference |
| servile | submissive; like a servant |
| suppressed | subdued; kept from being circulated |
| embellish | to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate |
| florid | describing flowery and elaborate speech |
| opulent | exhibiting a display of great wealth |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| ostentatious | describing a showy or pretentious display |
| poignant | profoundly moving; touching |
| ebullience | intense enthusiasm |
| effusive | emotionally unrestrained; gushy |
| egregious | conspicuosly bad or offensive |
| flagrant | extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable |
| frenetic | wildly excited or active |
| gratuitous | given freely; unearned; unwarranted |
| superfluous | extra; unnecessary |
| alleviate | to ease a pain or burden |
| asylum | a place of retreat or security |
| auspicious | favorable; promising |
| benevolent | well-meaning; generous |
| benign | kind and gentle |
| mollify | to calm or soothe |
| reclamation | the act of making something useful again |
| sanction | to give official authorization or approval |
| dubious | doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
| fabricated | made; concocted to deceive |
| hypocricy | the practice of pretenting to be something one is not; insincertity |
| slander | false charges and malicious oral statements about someone |
| spurious | not genuine |
| astute | shrewd; clever |
| clandestine | secretive |
| coup | a brilliantly executed plan |
| disingenuous | not straightforward; crafty |
| ruse | a crafty trick |
| stratagem | a clever trick used to deceive or outwit |
| surreptitiously | done by secretive means |
| wary | on guard |
| wily | cunning |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| ambivalent | simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| arbitrary | determined by impulse rather than reason |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| equivocate | to avoud making a definite statement |
| indifferent | not caring one way or the other |
| spontaneous | unplanned; naturally occuring |
| whimsical | subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable |
| inconsequential | unimportant |
| superficial | concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak |
| trivial | of little importance or significance |
| assiduous | hard-working |
| compelling | forceful; urgently demanding attention |
| diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hard-working |
| dogged | stubbornly persevering |
| endure | to put up with; to survive a hardship |
| intrepid | courageous; fearless |
| maverick | one who is independent and resists adherence to a group |
| obdurate | stubborn; inflexible |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action |
| proliferate | to grow or increase rapidly |
| tenacity | persistence |
| vitality | energy; power to survive |
| assimilation | to absorb; to make similar |
| consensus | general agreement |
| context | circumstances of a situation; environment |
| derived | copied or adapted from a source |
| incumbent | imposed as a duty; obligatory |
| inevitable | certain to happen, unavoidable |
| malleable | easily shaped or formed; easily influenced |
| subdue | to restrain; to hold back |
| acquired | developed or learned; not naturally occuring |
| conception | the ability to form or understand an idea |
| conviction | a fixed or strong belief |
| dogmatic | stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs |
| enlightening | informative; contributing to one's awareness |
| impression | a feeling or understanding resulting from experience |
| intuition | the power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight |
| misconception | an incorrect understanding or interpretation |
| perception | awareness; insight |
| perspective | point of view |
| profound | having great depth or seriousness |
| inherent | inborn; built-in |
| innate | possessed from birth; inborn |
| inveterate | long established; deep-rooted; habitual |
| omnipotent | all-powerful |
| proximity | closeness |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.