Plato The Apology of Socrates Vocabulary

dissemenate

to spread (information/ideas)

slander

false charges or misrepresentations which harms a person’s reputation

impetuous

marked by impulsive action or thought

refutation

proving wrong by argument

calumny

false charges or misrepresentation to harm another’s reputation

vindication

providing justification or defense

inveterate

firmly established by long usage

dissemble

to hide under false appearance

admonish

to give friendly earnest advice

impudent

shameless

wanton

having no just foundation or provocation

facetious

characterized by witty pleasantry or levity

exhort

call upon, urge

reproach

to express disappointment or displeasure with a person for poor conduct

ludicrous

deserving derisive laughter or scorn as absurd

gadfly

the fly that bites cattle

impute

to credit to a person or cause

intimate

to communicate delicately and indirectly

eminent

outstanding, “jutting forth”

duleful

causing grief or affliction