ICLS 220 Week 1-3
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- falter
- hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.
- protege
- n.One whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person.; : one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
- grate
- make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; Ex. (v.) ~ on someone. shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. ~ed cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace
- interlude
- 1. An intervening episode, feature, or period of time: "Kerensky has a place in history, of a brief interlude between despotisms" (William Safire). 2. a. A short farcical entertainment performed between the acts of a medieval mystery or morality play. b. A 16th-century genre of comedy derived from this. c. An entertainment between the acts of a play. 3. Music. A short piece inserted between the parts of a longer composition.
- precarious
- unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. ~ living; [From Latin precārius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precārī, to entreat. See pray.]
- aspirate
- 1. Linguistics. a. To pronounce (a vowel or word) with the initial release of breath associated with English h, as in hurry. b. To follow (a consonant, especially a stop consonant) with a puff of breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English pit or kit. 2. To draw (something) into the lungs; inhale. 3. Medicine. a. To remove an abnormal accumulation of (a liquid or gas) from the body by aspiration. b. To suction (a body part or growth, for example) for the removal of a liquid or a gas.
- flimsy
- 1. Light, thin, and insubstantial: a ~ fabric. 2. Lacking solidity or strength: a ~table. 3. Lacking plausibility; unconvincing: a ~ excuse.
- vociferous
- clamorous; noisy; V. -rate: cry out loudly (when complaining)
- flurry
- 1. A brief, light snowfall. 2.a. A sudden gust of wind. b. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower. 3. A sudden burst or commotion; a stir: a ~ of interest in the new product; a ~ of activity when the plane landed. 4. A short period of active trading, as on a stock exchange.
- comintern
- n. An association of Communist parties of the world, established in 1919 by Lenin and dissolved in 1943.
- egalitarian[dele]
- Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people.
- antagonism
- hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist
- onerous
- burdensome; [Middle English, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerōsus, from onus, oner-, burden.]
- furor
- 1. A general commotion; public disorder or uproar. 2. Violent anger; frenzy. 3. A fashion adopted enthusiastically by the public; a fad. 4. A state of intense excitement or ecstasy.
- expropriate
- 1. To deprive of possession: ~ the property owners who lived in the path of the new highway. 2. To transfer (another's property) to oneself.; [Medieval Latin expropriāre, expropriāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin propriāre, to appropriate (from proprius, one's own; see proper).]
- kerosene
- A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel for heating and cooking, in lamps, and as a denaturant for alcohol. Also called coal oil, lamp oil.
- enliven
- make lively or spirited; animate
- propound
- To put forward for consideration; set forth. See synonyms at propose.
- entourage
- group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround
- austere
- forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's ~ life; Ex. ~ grandeur of the cathedral; N. -rity
- adamant
- hard; inflexible
- veritable
- being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary; [Middle English, from Old French, from verite. See verity.]
- magnanimity
- generosity; ADJ. -nimous: generous; (derived from the latin roots magn- great, and anima, soul); Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary of the American Language defines Magnanimity as such: ~, n. [L. magnanimitas; magnus, great, and animus, mind.] Greatness of mind; that elevation or dignity of soul, which encounters danger and trouble with tranquillity and firmness, which raises the possessor above revenge, and makes him delight in acts of benevolence, which makes him disdain injustice and meanness, and prompts him to sacrifice personal ease, interest and safety for the accomplishment of useful and noble objects.
- belligerent
- quarrelsome; Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.; Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.; n. One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.; [Latin belligerāns, belligerant-, present participle of belligerāre, to wage war, from belliger, warlike : bellum, war + gerere, to make.]
- contingent
- dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
- gentry
- people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
- castigation
- punishment; severe criticism or disapproval