New York Times Op-Ed Summer 2013- Group 1 Flashcards
pidgin
n
a simplified or broken form of a language, especially used for two people who speak different languages
auxiliary
adj
additional
genial
adj
warm and cheerful; cordial
ambivalent
adj
having mixed feelings
erstwhile
adj
former
tactile
adj
pertaining to or affecting the sense of touch; tangible
schlub
n
a clumsy or stupid person
ire
n
intense anger
arrondissesment
n
administrative district of certain large cities in France
hapless
adj
unlucky
concubine
n
mistress
conjugal
adj
of or pertaining to the characteristic of marriage
abject
adj
utterly hopeless, miserable, or humiliating
entrench
v
(w/out object) to place into a position of strength
(w/ object) to encroach, trespass, infringe
commisionary
n
store that sells food and supplies to the members of a military camp or the like
furtive
adj
done with stealth; secret or sly
reprisal
n
retaliation against an enemy, usually creating more destruction than was caused previously
penal
adj
of, pertaining to, or involving punishments for a crime or offense
pre-emptive
adj
taken as a measure against something possible, anticipated, or feared
mar
v
damage or spoil; make less attractive, perfect, or useful