Lecture Notes Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards from lecture notes.

Naivete

Lack of wisdom in a person.

Nuance

Subtle difference or variation (noun).

Nuanced

Possessing subtle variations (adjective).

Omniscient

Knowing everything.

Omnipotent

Unlimited power.

Sagacity

The quality of being wise (noun).

Sagacious

Wise.

Demagogue

A political leader who gains support off false promises.

Orchestra

The stage where an orchestra performs.

Ode

A poem of praise.

Lyric poem

Poem of songlike quality.

Parados

Song sung by the chorus when it enters the orchestra and dances.

Theatron

Where the audience sits in a theater.

Paean

Song of praise or triumph.

Altruistic

Selflessness.

Edicts

Official order or proclamation.

Exalted

To hold in high regard.

Imprudent

Not showing care for the consequences of an action; unwise.

Invective

Abusive or cursing language.

Sanctify

To declare holy.

Surreptitiously

Done sneakily or secretively.

Vigor

Strength or energy.

Rancorous

Spiteful or malicious.

Tenacious

Unshakeable and hardworking

Prudent

Wise and sensible.

Precocious

Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual

Indignant

Feeling or expressing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Picayune

Petty or trivial.

Loquacious

Talkative or chatty.

Nihilistic

Rejecting religious beliefs; believing that life is meaningless.

Hyperbole

Exaggeration.

Ombudsman

Official appointed to investigate complaints against a public authority.

Ad nauseam

Repeated so much that it is annoying.

Pejorative

Derogatory or disapproving.

Impervious

Immune to.

Tete a tete

A private conversation between two people.

Belies

Disguises or contradicts something.

Empirical

Based on experience rather than logic.

Insular

Ignorant or narrow-minded.

Semantic

Relating to meaning in language or logic.

Nascent

Just coming into existence.

Sufi

Muslim mystic.

Daal

Stew.

Harami

Illegitimate child.

Gari

Horse-drawn cart.

Mullah

Islamic spiritual leader.

Tandoor

Clay oven.

Kolba

Mud shack.

Jo

Dear.

Card Stacking

Emphasizing one side and ignoring negatives.

Rhetoric

The art of speaking or writing persuasively.

Fallacies

Errors in reasoning that undermine logic.

False dilemma or False dichotomy

An ethical fallacy representing an either-or situation.

Gaslighting

Questioning someone's reality.

Ethical Fallacies

Undermine the credibility of the speaker; appeals to emotions.

Ad hominem

Attacking the person instead of the argument.

Logical Fallacies

Lacking logic or based on false assumptions.

Faulty causality, post hoc ergo propter hoc

Assuming causation based on sequence (A rooster crowed and the sun came up, so it made it come up).

Straw Man

Putting words in someone's mouth.

Profusely

To a great degree; abundantly.

Perfunctory

Carried out with minimal effort or reflection.

Petulantly

Impatiently; with irritation.

Vermin

Despicable people; scum of the earth.

Plaintively

Sad, mournful, subdued.

Acuity

Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.

Stimuli

Something that evokes a reaction.

Propensity

An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

Precarious

Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse:: dependent on chance; uncertain.