Question | Answer |
aegis | (n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship |
apprise | (v.)to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice |
bibulous | (adj.) fornd of or inclined to drink; absorbent |
claque | (n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer of performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat |
deracinate | (v.) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot,or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of |
eleemosynary | (adj.) charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity |
indigenous | (adj.) originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn or inherent |
lachrymose | (adj.) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious |
lexicon | (n.) a dictionary of a language; the special bocabulary of a perosn, group, or subject; a compendium |
melee | (n.)a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling |
microcosm | (n.) a miniature world or universe; a gourp or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system |
obfuscate | (v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder |
paternalism | (n.)the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children |
polarize | (v.)to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrastingpositions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern |
purview | (n.) the range, extent, or scope of of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute |
sanguine | (adj.) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook |
solecism | (n.) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake |
vassal | (n.) a person under the protection of a fuedal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant (adj.) subservient |
verisimilitude | (n.) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable |