WOW 1st Semester

Aversion (n)

a strong or intense dislike

Cache (n)

a hidden storage space

Cajole (v)

to persuade by pleasant words or flattery

Censure (v)

to formally and harshly critcize

Clemency (n)

mercy; judged with compassion

Commiserate (v)

to sympathize with

Deference (n)

courteous regard for people’s feelings

Desecrate (v)

to treat something sacred with disrespect

Disparage (v)

to express a negative belief of; to belittle

Eclectic (adj)

combining elements from a variety of sources

Fatalism (n)

a belief in fate that events cannot be changed by humans

Flagrant (adj)

outrageously bad or offensive

Gratuitous (adj)

unnecessary; uncalled for

Hackneyed (adj)

used too often; commonplace

Illusion (n)

an erroneous perception of reality

Implausible (adj)

not having the appearance of truth or reasonIncorrigible (adj)

Incorrigible (adj)

too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed