Deck 2 Flashcards
Conciliation
The action of stopping someone from being angry; placation
Abnegation
Denial
Obtrude
1: to thrust out : EXTRUDE
2: to force or impose (oneself, one’s ideas, etc.) without warrant or request
Aegis
the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization
Steatopygous
having fat or prominent buttocks
Lascivious
(of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire
Propitious
giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable
Exogamy
the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe
Adroit
clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
Maladroit
ineffective or bungling; clumsy
Effigy
a sculpture or model of a person
Agnation
a kinship system in which relationship is traced exclusively through the male line
Raillery
good-humored teasing
Dowry
property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage
Gadfly
an annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism