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Vocab #1-FELT
first 24 words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anachronism | Something that is out of place (wrong time) |
| Arbitrary | A random use of power |
| Viable | able to sustain |
| Interim | Interval or something that is done temorarily |
| Austere | simple and/bare |
| exacerbate | to make a bad situation worse |
| tenable | able to be defended (strong) |
| Euphemism | a polite way to say something crude |
| ostensible | only the information that is on the surface |
| Dogmatic | stating an opinion arrogantly as though it were fact |
| Abdicate | to surrender ruling power |
| plauseible | more than possible |
| Xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| irony | an outcome of events that is shockingy different than what was expected |
| decadent | characterised by decay, corruption |
| tenuous | weak and flimsy |
| altruistic | comletely inselfish with no selfish motivation |
| amoral | having no sense of right/wrong; can't feel guilt |
| provincial | narrow minded, ignorant, lacking any knowlege of outside; supersticious |
| ostentatious | conspicuous display of power, wealth |
| apocryphal | not acceptd as genuine/authentic |
| iconoclast | a person that enjoys tearing down/exposing flaws in chered belifs, a cultural rebel |
| epiphany | a sudden flash of knowlege and understanding |
| volatile | likely to explode in violence |