Lesson 4

Front 1

approbation

Back 1

an expression of approval;praise

Front 2

benighted

Back 2

existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darknessl unenlightened.

Front 3

bourgeois

Back 3

n. the middle class / memeber of the middle class
adj. very concerned with middle class values such as respectability and mterial well being, with an inclination toward mediocrity
2. reflecting mediocrity

Front 4

credo

Back 4

a stronly held belief; guide to one's action

Front 5

empirical

Back 5

based on the experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation

Front 6

eschew

Back 6

to stay away from; to shun, especially on practical or moral grounds

Front 7

expatiate

Back 7

to speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, (usually used with on or upon)

Front 8

iconoclast

Back 8

one who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions

Front 9

indigence

Back 9

n. an extreme level of poverty
indigent: 1.n a person who is indigent
2.adj without means of support

Front 10

laudable

Back 10

praiseworthy

Front 11

mandate

Back 11

n. a clear command or instruction
v. to require or order

Front 12

ostensible

Back 12

only seemingly so; apparant

Front 13

recalcitrant

Back 13

unwilling to accept another's authority; stubbornly defiant

Front 14

regurgitate

Back 14

1. to expel from the stomach
2. to repeat mindlessly what one has learned (what youre going to do with this info.)

Front 15

risible

Back 15

provoking or causing laughter