The Actual Marple Final

Haughty

(adj) arrogant or pompous

venerable

(adj) respected due to age, wisdom, or character; revered; honored

laud (verb); laudable (adj)

(verb) to praise; applaud; commend

(adj) deserving of praise

obstinate

(adj) refusing to change; stubborn; obdurate

Mundane

(adj)- lacking excitement; dull; boring

Rancorous

(adj)- characterized by bitterness or resentment, bitter, spitecul, acrimonious; muleuden

Tenacious

(adj) tending to keep a firm hold of something, never giving up, unshakeable

precocious

(adj) of a child having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual, gifted, quick learner

destitute

(adj) without basic necessities of life;poor

Incendiary

(adj) things that stir up conflict; provocative; inflammatory

Vehemently

(adverb) in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; powerfully strongly, emotionally,

(adj) showing strong feeling, forceful; intense

Indignant

(adj) feeling or showing anger at what is perceived as unfair treatment

(noun) anger/annoyance at what is viewed as unfair treatment

Behoove

(v) - a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; benefit; be expected of

wrath

(n) extreme anger; rage; fury

Picayune

(n) an insignificant person or thing

(adj) petty; worthless

milquetoast

person who is timid or submissive

hackneyed

of a phrase of idea, lacking significance through having been overused

macabre

disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury

assuage

to relieve or allieviate

myriad

a counless or extremely great number/multitude

naivete

lack of experience/ lack of wisdom

naive

person who is showing lack of experience or wisdom

anomaly

something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

dearth

lack of something

superflous

unnecessary; more than enough; extra

juxtaposition

two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

nuance

complex

volatile

liable to change rapidly/ unpredictably

facism

an authoritarian and nationalisitc (racist) dictatorship

microcosm

the perfect example of something

peregrinate

to travel or wander around from place to place

schlep

haul or carry (something heavy or awkward)

kibitz

a. to talk to someone in a friendly and informal way;chat

b. to look on and offer unwelcome advice

sobriquet

a nickname

evanescent

(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

acrimonious

speech or debate that is bitter and angry;nasty

harbinger

an indication that something is approaching

ubiquitous

something that is found everywhere; universal

magnanimous

very generous toward a rival or person less than noble

omniscient

all-knowing

omnipotent

having unlimited powerl all-powerful; almighty

nefarious

action that is wicked/criminal evil. heinous

anachronisitc

belonging out of time; out of context

abhor

regard with disgust and hatred; despise

bon vivant

someone who enjoys a luxurious lifestyle

aberration

not normal, deviates from expected

sagacity

wisdom; sound judgement

sagacious

wise; sage; shrewd

demagogue

a political leader who seeks support by making false claims and promises and preys upon peoples fears and prejudices.

pretentious

snobby; attempting to impress by portraying greater importance then possessed

deluge

to overwhelm with a lot of something; bombard

subdued

of a person/atmosphere; quiet and rather reflective/depressed;somber; lowkey

dossier

a collection of documents about a person, event, or subject

Slogans

easily remembered than complicated; type of propaganda

repetition

repeated slogan loudly and long; type of propaganda

Powerful images

imagies with powerful emotional associations; type of propaganda

loaded words

words loaded with feelings/strong emotional responses; type of propaganda

Appeal to Fears

propaganda that plays on listeners fears; ex) if you don’t do something then something you fear will happen

Appeals to our basic needs and desires

ex) I will make you safer- presidential candidates; appeal to opposite sex with perfume, etc; type of propaganda

card-stacking

emphasizing one side and repressing the other; type of propaganda

bandwagon

everyone does it, so should you;type of propaganda

transfer device

using symbol, idea, person that people already respect and admire; ex) taylor swift endorsing coca cola; type of propaganda

Plain folk

convincing others that they are like everyone else; ex) politician claiming they are just like you; type of propaganda

emotional fallacies

type of rhetoric fallacy that manipulates the recipient’s emotions to win an argument

red herring

something that misleads/distracts from the important issue, it can lead readers to a false conclusion; type of emotional fallacy

slippery slope

arguments that suggest one thing will lead to another; a—>b—> z so to prevent z from happening you need a or not need a; type of emotional fallacy

either/or choice (false dilemma, false duality)

condensing the choices to one or the other when in reality there are multiple choice; type of emotional fallacy

False need

arguments that create an unnecessary desire for things; type of emotional fallacy

gaslighting

psychological abuse/manipulation that causes a vicitim to question their own reality, memory, and perceptions. Goal is to gain power and control over the victim by making them doubt themselves and distorting reality; type of emotional fallacy

guilt tripping

emotional manipulation that involves making someone feel guilty or responsible in order to control them; type of emotional fallacy

ethical fallacies

fallacies that take away the credibility of the speaker/writer; type of rhetorical fallacy

ad hominem

arguments that attack the person’s character rather than the person’s reasoning; type of ethical fallacy

false authority

asks audience to agree with a persons authority/institution who may not be fully qualified to offer that assertion; type of ethical fallacy

guilty by association

calls someone’s character into question by examining the character of that person’s associates; type of ethical fallacy

moral/false equivalence

compares minor problems with much more serious crimes (vice versa); type of ethical fallacy

logical fallacy

fallacy because it sounds impressive but there is no evidence to it; type of rhetoric fallacy

hasty generalization

conclusions based on insufficient/biased evidence, reaching conclusions before having all the relevant facts; type of logical fallacy

faulty causality (post hoc, ergo propter hoc)

arguments that confuse chronology with causation, a then be so that must mean a caused b; ex) I drank water and now I’m sick so that means the water made me sick; type of logical fallacy

straw man

exaggerating/extremely distorting what someone said (basically putting words in peoples mouth to make the argument easier to refute); type of logical fallacy

cherry picking

choosing specific facts to support conclusion while ignoring significant evidence; type of logical fallacy

Ad Hoc (For this)

When necessary or needed (Adverb)

Ad Hominem (to the man)

Directed towards the person rather than their argument (Adjective)

Ad Nauseum (to sickness)

Referring to something done so much that it has become annoying or disgusting; hackneyed; cliche (Adverb)

Carpe Diem (seize the day)

Used to urge someone to make the most of the present without worrying about the future (Expression)

Curriculum Vitae (course of life)

A brief account of a person's education, qualification, and previous experience; resume (Noun)

Cum Laude (with praise)

With Distinction (Adverb)Denoting or holding a degree with excellence (Adjective)

Et Cetera (And the rest)

used at the end of a list to indicate more items that are included, ETC. for short.

Et Alia (and others)

Used at the end of a list to indicate more people are included

Mea culpa (by my fault)

An acknowledgement of one's fault; My bad (Noun)

Per se (by itself, in itself)

By or in itself or themselves, as such (Adverb)

Persona non grata (an unwelcome person)

An unacceptable or unwelcome person (Noun)

Pro forma (as a matter of form)

Done as a matter of formality or politeness (adjective/adverb)

Pro Bono (for the public good)

In reference to legal work for a client with low income (Adjective/Adverb. Quick note, if you have money, don't hire a pro bono lawyer.)

Quid Pro Quo (Something for something)

Something given for something received (Noun)

Status Quo (The existing state)

Existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues (Noun)

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered.)

Expression used by Julius Caesar around 47 BC after winning a battle against Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela. (Expression)

Verbatim (Word)

In exactly the same words as were used originally (Adjective/Adverb)

Vice Versa (In turned position)

I am equal to you, and you are equal to me (Changing positions of words that still have the same definition) (Adverb)

À-la-carte (according to the menu)

Listing/serving food that can be ordered separately rather than a set meal (Adjective/Adverb)

Apropos (To purpose)

With reference to, concerning, appropriate to a particular situation (Adjective/Preposition)