Word Wealth WW Part II 2 Unit 8 english vocabulary
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- ardent
- fervent or zealous, burning
- benign
- kindly, gentle and mild
- benevolence
- stresses well-wishing, but may imply charitable deeds
- altruism
- stress charitable deeds, but it may indicate only a desire to help others
- philanthropy
- denotes deeds, gifts, benefactions, often on a large scale
- celestial
- heavenly, of the sky
- ethereal
- light, airy, delicate, angelic, or celestial
- empyrean
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an older, literary word for the sky, firmament, or heaven
literally the place of pure light or fire - civil
- of a citizen or state, polite
- civil service
- nonmilitary service in the local, state, or federal government
- civic duties
- the normal obligations of a citizen
- complacent
- self-satisfied, contented, smug
- credible
- believable
- credulous
- too willing to believe, thus easily deceived
- credulity
- often a result of ignorance
- culpable
- blameworthy, deserving blame
- culprit
- an offender, someone to blame for a crime or fault
- eccentric
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odd, peculiar
literally off center - anomalous
- irregular, abnormal, unexpected
- aberration
- a defect in character or vision which causes deviation from what is normal, right, or logical
- capriciousness
- unpredictable behavior, subject to whim
- idiosyncrasies
- minor peculiarities of personal behavior, like fitting the tips of one's fingers together
- futile
- useless, ineffectual
- effectual
- producing the desired resultes
- incipient
- in the early or beginning stages, commencing
- percipient
- seeing clearly, keenly, or readily
- fallacy
- false reasoning, mistaken idea
- fallible
- subject to error, likely to be mistaken
- fluctuation
- rise and fall, continual variation
- undulate
- to rise and fall evenly, like waves
- vacillate
- to waver in one's mind, to be irresolute
- falter
- to weaken momentarily or to waver in one's determination; also to speak in hesistating words
- alter
- to change
- alternation
- taking turns
- indolence
- love of ease, laziness
- sloth
- and older and more sinister word for laziness
- lethargy
- conclusion, deduction
- inference
- a conclusion one draws
- implication
- an idea implicit or built into what someone says
- morale
- spirit, state of courage or confidence
- esprit de corps
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a French phrase for the spirit of the group
implies pride, enthusiasm, and courage - retribution
- compensatory justice
- requital
- impersonal repayment for good or evil
- subterfuge
- a trick, scheme, or artifice ( to escape something unpleasant)
- maneuver or stratagem
- a trick to outwit or deceive someoneruse
- ruse
- a trick intended more to mislead than to outwit
- feint
- a pretended action to mislead an opponent
- temerity
- rashness, reckless boldness
- audacity
- bold courage, daring, or impudence, but is not rash like temerity
- effrontery
- shameless boldness, especially in a personal confrontation
- impudence
- shameless and often wanton boldness with a little hint of bravery to sweeten its ugliness
- presumption
- assertiveness that goes beyond one's apparent rights or abilities
- imposture
- goes beyond presumption
- imposter
- one who poses as a docter, for example, but has no medical training
- quixotism
- visionary temerity, based on ill-considered idealism
- utility
- usefulness, something useful
- utilitarianism
- a philosophy which takes as its practical goal the maximum happiness for the most people
- veracity
- truthfullness
- verity
- truth in the abstract sense
- verisimilitude
- artistic truth, or a similarity between artistic representation and reality