17 march Flashcards
(25 cards)
hallowed
greatly revered and honoured.
made holy; consecrated.
egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking.
jettison
to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision must be prepared to jettison many romantic notions
edifice
a large, imposing building.
a complex system of beliefs.
pre-eminence
the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.
triumvirate
a group of three men holding power, in particular
minutiae
the small, precise, or trivial details of something.
on the qui vive
on the alert or lookout.
litany
a tedious recital or repetitive series.
a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.
impinge
have an effect, especially a negative one.
advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
conscientiously
in a thorough and responsible way.
in a way that is motivated by one’s moral sense of right and wrong.
abridged
(of a piece of writing) having been shortened.
cut
ipso facto
by that very fact or act.
grapple
engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
undergird
provide support or a firm basis for.
emblematic
serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
callousness
insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
capacious
having a lot of space inside; roomy.
tweak
twist or pull (something) sharply.
improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it.
impede
delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
peruse
read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
examine carefully or at length.
unscrupulous
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
formidable
inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
debacle
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
catastrophe
