Honors English 2 - vocab 3

Vituperative

Bitter and abusive; insulting

Totalitarian

A government that is dictatorial and requires complete obedience to the state: autoratarion

Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent; unavoidable

Communitarian

A person who values community over individualism; collectivist  

Rarefied

Distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people; lofty

Destitution

Poverty so extreme a person lacks basic human necessities; impoverished

Assimilation

Taking in and fully understanding information/ideas; adapt

Cajole

to persuade someone to do something with flattery or coaxing; wheedle

Agrarian

Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land; agricultural

Mortify

to cause someone to feel ashamed or humiliated; embarrass