Summit Week 6 Flashcards
(37 cards)
Concord(n)
A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, convenant
Exigency (n, often pl)
Urgency, pressure; urgen demand, pressing need; an emergency
Flotsam (n)
Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
Glean (v)
To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantity of grain left in a field by the reapers
Grouse (n/v)
A type of game bird; a complaint
To complain, grumble
Incarcerate (v)
To imprison, confine, jail
Incumbent (adj/n)
Ovligatory, required
One who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
Mordant (adj)
Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
Nettle (n/v)
A prickly or stinging plant
To arouse displeasure, impatience or anger; to vex or irritate severely
Pusillanimous (adj)
Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
Recumbent (adj)
In a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
Stratagem (n)
A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
Bastion (n)
A fortified place, stronghold
Depraved (adj)
Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
Fecund (adj)
Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
Fiat (n)
An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
Figment (n)
A fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
Hallow (v)
To set apart as holly or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
Idiosyncrasy (n)
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
Ignominy (n)
Shame and disgrace
Overweening (adj)
Conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
Reputed (adj/part)
According to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation
Alleged
Sumptuous (adj)
Costly, rich, magnificent
Agnostic (n/adj)
One who believes that nothing can be known about god; a skeptic
Without faith, skeptical
