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HVocab List 15 Shirk
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pac | peace |
| pacifist | one who believes that any violence, including war, is unjustifiable under any circumstances, and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means |
| brey | short |
| brevity | concise and exact use of words in writing or speech |
| urb | city |
| urbane | (of a person, esp. a man) suave, courteous, and refined in manner |
| pugn | fight |
| pugnacious | eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight |
| plasto | molded |
| plasticity | the quality of being easily shaped or molded |
| agog | leader |
| demagogue | a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument |
| cle | small |
| minuscule | extremely small; tiny |
| il | not |
| illiterate | unable to read or write at a minimum standard for progress in society |
| sed | sit |
| sedentary | (of a person) tending to spend much time being seated; somewhat inactive |
| leg | read |
| illegible | not clear enough to be read |
| anim | mind |
| animosity | strong hostility |
| transgression | wrongdoing; sin |
| heretics | those who hold to a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church |
| cunning | cleverness; slyness |
| procure | to get; to obtain |