Society 2
Terms
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- specious
- A: deceptively attractive
- motif
- N: subject/theme for developement of literary work.
- irrelevant
- adj. not pertaining to or related to the subject matter
- intricacy
- N. character very involved
- strident
- adj. harsh, grating shrill
- pliant
- adj. easily bent or fixed
- intimidate
- v. to inspire with fear
- unintelligible
- a: being such that comprehension is impossible.
- chastisement
- n. punishment by beating
- spontaneous
- adj. happening w/ out apparent external cause.
- belligerence
- N. an aggresive attitude.
- evacuation
- N: removing of things from a certain place
- festoon
- N. a wreath or garland
- indignant
- a: feeling or expressing anger
- ebullience
- N. overflowing enthusiasm
- officious
- a: pertaining to
- incredulous
- a. expressing disbelief
- vulnerable
- a. susceptible to physical injury.
- frenzy
- N. violent mental agitation
- impervious
- adj. incapable of being passed through
- diffident
- a. hesitant to assert oneself from lack of self confindence; timid
- decorous
- a. semingly proper
- interminable
- a. apparently w/ out end.
- tacit
- a. implied by actions or statements.
- assent
- v. admitting the truth
- antagonism
- n. hostility; enmity condition of being an opposing force.
- lamentable
- a. capable of being mourned.
- effigy
- n. a dummy made to look like.
- civilization
- n. advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture has been achieved.
- savage
- n. uncivilized human being
- cynic
- N. a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions
- allegory
- extended narrative that carries a second meaning along with the surface story. the continuity of the second meaning involves an analogous structure or ideas or events.
- symbol
- character, action, setting, or thing which stands for something beyond itself.
- covert
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adj. concealed, hidden, secret
n- hidden place - furtive
- adj. expressing slyness, sneakiness
- sanctity
- n. holiness, sacredness
- fervor
- n. great warmth and intensity of emotion
- anitphonal
- adj. a devotional composition sung responsively as a part of a liturgy.
- ludicrous
- adj. laughable or hilarious because of obvious obscurity
- incantation
- n. charm/spell used in ritual recitatiom
- inscrutable
- adj. difficult to understand
- propitiate
- v. to appease
- cordon
- n. line of people, military, posts or ships stationed around an area to enclose or guard it
- anonymous
- adj. lacking name or face
- corruption
- n. marked by immorality
- derision
- n. ridicule; mockery being depraved
- obscene
- adj. offensive or repulsive to
- composite
- adj. made up from separte elements or parts; combined
- gesticulate
- v. to add force or emphasis during speech
- superficial
- adj. shallow; not thorough
- talisman
- n; an object market with majical signs, has supernatural powers or protection
- inimical
- adj. harmful, unfriendly
- devestated
- v. to overwhelm, or destroy