english vocab 2

embargo

a government order imposing a trade barrier; trade stoppage; legal prohibition

prophetic

foretelling events, predictive

perpetrate

to commit or perform an act (usually with a negative connotation)

frivolity

a lack of seriousness or sense; something that is unnecessary or silly

clandestine

kept secret and done secretively; surreptitious

subversive

seeking to ruin, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, belief, etc.)

irretrievable

impossible to regain or recover; not able to be put right

decadent

characterized by self-indulgence; marked by decay or decline

emanate

to give out or emit (something abstract but perceptible); to issue forth from a source

pretext

a false reason given for an action that serves to conceal the real reason

martyr

a person who is killed or who suffers greatly for a religion, cause, or belief; a great or constant sufferer

secular

not connected with religion; related to the physical world (not spiritual)

denounce

to speak out against; to openly accuse or condemn

belligerent

hostile, aggressive, wishing to argue or fight

circumspect

wary, cautious, unwilling to take risks

veritable

true, real, very much so (often used to emphasize a description or the aptness of a metaphor)