Black Boy Ch 3,4,& 5 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Emphatically
Adverb
In a forceful way, without doubt, clearly
Syn: absolutely, certainly
Ant: doubtfully
Nonchalantly
Adj
Coolly
Ant: nervously
Sullenly
Adverb
Sulky
Syn: gloomily Ant:happily
Blasphemous
Adj
Sacrilegious, against god or sacred things
Righteousness
Noun
The quality of being morally right or justifiable
Syn: justness
Squalid
Adj
Of a place to be extremely dirty and unpleasant
Syn:dirty, filthy
Exaction
Noun
The demand of something from someone
Syn:requirement
Livid
Adj
Furiously angry
Masochistic
Adj
Gratified by pain to yourself (self destruction)
Syn: destructive
Tacit
Adj
Understood or implied without being stated
Reproof
Noun
An expression of blame of disapproval
Syn:rebuke,reproach ant:approval
Censure
Noun
Expression of severe disapproval
Transcend
Verb
Surpass or go above and beyond
Secularized
Separate from religious or spiritual connection
Callousness
Noun
Insensitive, unsympathetic
Solicitude
Noun
Care or concern for someone or something