Set 4.5-4.8 (w/ rhet devices) Flashcards
(29 cards)
droll
(adj) curious or unusual
ebullient
(adj) cheerful and full of energy OR boiling/agitated
iconoclast
(n) person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
destroyer of images from religious worship
homily
(n) a sermon: commentary delivered during religious service
impunity
(n) exemption from punishment or freedom
magisterial
(adj) having or showing great authority
meretricious
(adj) appears attractive but in reality have no value or integrity
menagerie
(n) collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition
supposition
(n) an uncertain belief
supersede
(v) supplant; replace; takeover authority
invective
(n) insulting, abusive or highly critical language
inure
(v) accustom someone to something
ex: these children have been inured to violence
idiom
(n) phase whose meaning cannot be understood literally
ex: raining cats and dogs
decorous
(adj) polite and restrained
insidious
(adj) proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects
stealthy, sneaking
modish
(adj) conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable
punctilious
(adj) showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
effete
(adj) affected and overly refined
wanderlust
(n) strong longing to travel and explore new places
german word that means travel urge
acrimony
(n) bitter, harsh, unpleasant anger or bad feeling
altruistic
(adj) selfless
malefactor
(n) person who commits a crime
microcosm
(n) small community, place, or situation that has all the typical feature of a much larger one, so it seems like a smaller version of it
ex: village in a country, school in a community, hospital in the healthcare system
palpable
(adj) feeling or atmosphere so intense as to seem almost tangible
able to be touched or felt
