Group 6 Flashcards
What does ‘admonish’ mean?
To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
What does ‘aesthetic’ refer to?
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
What is ‘affectation’?
Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.
What does ‘alleviate’ mean?
To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
What does ‘analogous’ mean?
Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
What does ‘bolster’ mean?
To support or strengthen.
What does ‘chauvinistic’ mean?
Excessively patriotic; marked by a feeling of superiority over the opposite sex.
What is a ‘connoisseur’?
An expert judge in matters of taste.
What does ‘dissemble’ mean?
To conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs.
What does ‘dogged’ mean?
Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.
What does ‘dupe’ mean?
To deceive or trick someone.
What does ‘empirical’ mean?
Based on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
What does ‘engender’ mean?
To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.
What does ‘entitled’ mean?
Having a right to something.
What does ‘pertinacious’ mean?
Holding firmly to an opinion or course of action.
What does ‘presumptuous’ mean?
Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
What does ‘probity’ mean?
The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
What does ‘proliferate’ mean?
To increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.
What does ‘specious’ mean?
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
What does ‘spurious’ mean?
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
What does ‘subjective’ mean?
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
What does ‘subvert’ mean?
To undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution.
What does ‘timorous’ mean?
Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.
What does ‘tortuous’ mean?
Full of twists and turns; not straightforward.
