Chapter 1 Cont
Terms
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- subterfuge
- deception by means of a strategy or device
- Surreptitious
- Done or acting in secret; sneaky.
- unobtrusive
- not readily noticeable; inconspicuous. Not aggressive;discreet.
- didactic
- intended to teach or instruct teaching a moral lesson.
- edify
- to instruct in order to bring about intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.
- elucidate
- to make clear or plain.
- erudite
- Possessing deep and extensive learing, especially learning gotten from books; learned.
- pedantic
- marked by concern for minute, often unimportant and uninteresting details.
- cursory
- hasty;not thorough
- discursive
- rambling;digressive. Covering wide range of subjects
- incur
- bring something upon oneself
- incursion
- an attack on or an invasion of enemy territory; a raid
- precursor
- someone or something that precedes something else
- recourse
- A turning to someone or something for aid or support.
- recurrent
- happening repeatedly; occuring over and over again.
- succor
- help in time of distress
- acrimonious
- bitter and ill-natured in language or tone
- chastise
- to punish for misbehavior or wrongdoing
- derogatory
- detracting from the character or standing of someone or something.
- disparage
- to speak of as unimportant or inferior
- impugn
- to criticize or refute by argumentation.
- innuendo
- a roundabout, often spiteful reference to someone or something not named.
- invective
- sharp, harsh, insul
- reprove
- to scold or correct, usuually gently or with a kindly intent
- vilify
- to utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame; speak evil of.
- aegis
- sponsorship;protection
- amends
- compensation given as satisfaction for insult, loss or injury
- conciliatory
- tending to win over or soothe
- conducive
- Tending to causee, promote, or help bring out
- extricate
- to free or release from entaglement or dificulty;disengage
- foster
- to promote the development or growth of;cultivate
- importune
- to press with repeated or insisten requests;beg urgently
- mediate
- to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement by hearing their arguments and proposing a compromise.
- mitigate
- to make less severe or intense;moderate
- rectify
- to set right;remedy. To correcty by calculation or adjustment