Lesson 8 Flashcards
(26 cards)
A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
Affinity
To assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree;
Acquiesce
Uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
Blasphemous
Any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts
Buttress
Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences.
Circumspect
The act of strength or supporting with other evidence. The act of making more certain
Corroboration
To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out
Deplete
A king or other ruler with absolute power
Despotic
Habitual observance of truth in speech; Truthfulness
Veracity
Having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; ethical
Scrupulous
To make abnormally lean
Emaciated
Introduced or coming from without; accidental or unneeded
Extraneous
Showing servile complaisance; courtesy
Obsequious
Not interchangeable; not capable of being converted
Incontrovertible
All the same kind
Homogeneous
Easily provoked to anger
Irascible
Generous in forgiving an insult or injury; noble
Magnanimity
Eager or desire; endeavor
Zeal
Using few words
Laconic
Derived from or guided by experience
Empirical
Exaggeration
Hyperbole
To make more certain; confirm
Corroboration
Of land plowed and left unseeded for a season
Fallow
The growth or production
Proliferation
