Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
41 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
effontery |
brazen boldness; presumptuousness |
|
|
|
supplant |
to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics |
|
|
|
vindictive |
disposed to seek revenge; vengeful; spiteful |
|
|
|
vindicate |
to free from blame (exonerate) |
|
|
|
veracity |
adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
|
|
|
solicitous |
concerned |
|
|
|
scrupulous |
principles; having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting |
|
|
|
ignominy |
great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct |
|
|
|
eminent |
distinguished; prominent |
|
|
|
magnanimous |
courageously or generously noble in mind and heart |
|
|
|
defunct |
no longer existing or functioning |
|
|
|
expurgate |
to remove objectionable content before publication/release |
|
|
|
extirpate |
to destroy |
|
|
|
exonerate |
to free from blame |
|
|
|
rectitude |
moral uprightness; righteousness |
|
|
|
remiss |
lax in attending duty; negligent |
|
|
|
repudiate |
to reject the validity or authority of |
|
|
|
pejorative |
disparaging, belittling, insulting |
|
|
|
quell |
to put down forcibly; to suppress |
|
|
|
raze |
to level to the ground; demolish |
|
|
|
deride |
to mock contemptuously |
|
|
|
disparage |
to speak negatively of; to belittle |
|
|
|
indict |
to officially charge with wrongdoing |
|
|
|
sanctimonious |
feigning piety or righteousness |
|
|
|
sophistry |
plausible but misleading or fallacious argument |
|
|
|
cajole |
to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery |
|
|
|
obsequious |
fawning and servile |
|
|
|
altruism |
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
|
|
|
partisan |
devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause |
adjective |
|
|
substantiate |
to support with proof/ evidence; verify |
|
|
|
chicanery |
trickery |
|
|
|
vex |
to annoy/ bother |
|
|
|
stymie |
to thwart or stump |
|
|
|
abase |
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem |
verb |
|
|
impugn |
to attack as false or questionable |
|
|
|
extol |
to praise highly |
|
|
|
laudatory |
full of praise |
applaud |
|
|
reciprocate |
to mutually take or give; to respond in kind |
|
|
|
conciliatory |
appeasing, soothing, showing willingness to reconcile |
|
|
|
incontrovertible |
indisputable; not open to question |
|
|
|
litigous |
prone to engage in lawsuits |
|
