IB English - Vocab 3

Rapacity

Excessive greed

Candor

Quality of being open and honest; frank

Sublime

Of such excellence or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Indignation

Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Philosophize

To speculate or theorize about fundamental or serious issues, often in a self-important way.

Usurp

To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force

Vindicate

To clear someone of blame or suspicion

Anathema

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

Prostrate

Lying stretched out on the ground with ones face downwards

Insolence

Rude and disrespectful behavior