key terms group 2 part 2 Flashcards
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dogmatic
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (dogma)
ebullience
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (ebullient)
elegy
a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead (elegiac)
emollient
soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
empirical
based on observation or experiment
enigmatic
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (enigma)
ephemeral
brief; fleeting
esoteric
intended for or understood by a small, specific group
eulogy
a speech honoring the dead (eulogize)
exonerate
to remove blame
facetious
playful; humorous
fallacy
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (fallacious)
furtive
marked by stealth
covert
not openly acknowledged or displayed
surreptitious
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
gregarious
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
harangue
to deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing
heretical
violating accepted dogma or convention
dogma
a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true
impecunious
lacking funds; without money
incipient
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
inert
unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
lethargic
sluggish and apathetic
innocuous
harmless; causing no damage
