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Mid- Term Review
Mrs. Mitchams Honors 3 Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| axiomatic | self- evident, expresing an universally accepeted priciple or rule |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display consspicuously; to pulish or proclaim widley |
| castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalitites |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent, to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| decadance | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self- indulgence |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way, to prohibit |
| equitable | fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| infringe | to violate, trespass,go beyond recognized bounds |
| insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
| jaded | wearied, worn- out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of resraint |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, ect., far in excess of reality |
| millennium | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| perogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| stringet | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binfing or compelling; sharp or biter to the taste |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| transmute | to change from oe nature, substance, or form to another |
| unctuous | excee=ssively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or bitting (like strong acid) |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
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