Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Vocab #5

acumen -The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
-
adjudicate -Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter
- 
anachronism -at the wrong place in the wrong time
- 
apocryphal -Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
- 
disparity -A great difference
- 
dissimulate -Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)
- 
empirical -Based on an observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
- 
flamboyant -Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
- 
fulsome - flattering to an excessive degree / of large size or quantity; generous
- 
immolate -Kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning
- 
imperceptible - impossible to perceive
-
lackey -
A servant

- 
liaison -A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people
- 
monolithic -very large and characterless
- 
mot juste -The exact, appropriate word.
- 
nihilism -The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
- 
patrician an aristocrat or nobleman
- 
propitiate -Win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
- 
sic -Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands
- 
sublimate-Divert or modify into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
-

No comments:

Post a Comment