Selected vocab 8.9

certitude

absolute certainty

postulate (v.)

to suggest or assume as true

postulate (n.)

a fundamental assumption

breach (n.)

a break in a relationship

abiding (adj.)

lasting for a long time

forthright

direct and honest in speech

indigent

very poor

sanction (n.)

a penalty for breaking a rule

obtuse

slow to understand; blunt

dominion

control or authority over a place

profundity

great depth of knowledge or feeling

fortuitous

happening by chance in a beneficial way

solvent (adj.)

able to pay debts

facile

easy to do; superficial

prodigal

spending money freely; a wasteful person

didactic

intended to teach a moral or lesson

obtrusive

noticeable in an unpleasant way

flagging (adj.)

becoming weaker or less enthusiastic

affront (n.)

an insult

affront (v.)

to insult someone

propensity

a natural tendency to do something

subversive

in a way that seeks to overthrow authority

cursory

done quickly without attention to detail

veracity

the quality of being true

disavow

to deny any responsibility for

perpetuate

to make something continue indefinitely

adjoin

to be next to and joined with

ascendancy (n.)

a position of power or influence

adroit (adj.)

skillful and clever

extricate

to free from a difficult situation

foolhardy

recklessly bold or unwise

diversion (n2.)

a detour

cosmopolitan

familiar with many different cultures