5&6 Flashcards
(20 cards)
meticulous
Overly or unduly careful
about small details;
extremely careful
altruism
(altruist)
Unselfish concern for the
welfare of others;
selflessness
ameliorate
To improve or make
better
rustic
Characteristic of the
country and country
people; simple and
unsophisticated
deride
To make fun of; to scorn
diffident
Lacking self confidence; timid; shy
ostracize
To exclude someone from
a social group by general
consent
truculent
Savage; cruel; fierce; warlike
vindicate
To clear of suspicion, as
of a charge of
wrongdoing
pugnacious
Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
forbidding
looking dangerous,
threatening, disagreeable,
repellent
inane
foolish, silly, lacking
sense or meaning
inure
to become accustomed to
something, difficult,
painful, etc.
anarchy
the complete absence of
government, political
disorder or violence,
disorder in any activity
enmity
hostility, antagonism,
hatred; the bitter feelings
of an enemy
sinecure
any office or position that
brings profit or advantage
without involving much
work or responsibility
tacit
not expressed or declared
openly, but implied or
understood
inveigle
to trick into doing
something, to lead on
with deception
anachronism
anything that is or seems
to be out of its proper
time in history
avarice
too great a desire to have
wealth; greed for riches