42 Flashcards
foster
to help grow or develop
devote
to use for
oppressed
to treat in a cruel or unfair way
undermine
to make weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way
exclaim
to say in an enthusiastic or forceful way
compatriot
person from the same country as someone else
sonorous
having a sound that is deep, loud, and pleasant
hail
to speak of or welcome with praise or enthusiasm
inexplicable
not able to be explained or understood
innumerable
too many to be counted; very many
tribunal
a kind of court that has authority in a specific area
silt
very small or little
propaganda
ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.
judicious
having or showing good judgment; wise
unscrupulous
not honest or fair; doing things that are wrong, dishonest, or illegal
deluded
to cause someone to believe something that is not true