article quiz #4 Flashcards
(29 cards)
barbarism
extreme cruelty or brutality
hobgoblins
a mischievous imp or sprite
slums
a squalid and overcrowded urban street
genteel
polite, refined, or responsible
superannuated
obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments
cumbersome
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
proponents
a person who advocates a theory
skinflint
a person who speaks as little money as possible
cavalier
showing a lack of proper concern
fence Off
to surround or enclose
feasible
possible to do easily or conventionaly
elasticity
the ability of something to change and adapt
desultory
lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm
extrapolate
extend the application of
baseline
a minimum or starting point used for comparisons
immemorial
originating in the distant past
arbiter
a person who settles
extricate
free (someone or something)
patrimony
property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor
ultima
the last one
fecundity
fruitfulness and fertility
discernible
able to be discerned; perceptible
battalions
a large body of troops ready for battle
verity
a true principle or belief, esp. one of fundamental importance
