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A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards based on key terms and definitions from the lecture notes.
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Copious
Large in quantity.
Sanctimonious
A hypocritical show of religious devotion.
Sententious
Given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
Emaciation
Abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition.
Prevaricate
To speak falsely or misleadingly.
Cower
To crouch in fear or shame.
Wantonness
Sexual lawlessness.
Penitence
Regret for one's wrongdoing.
Solipsism
The theory that only the self exists.
Hedonistic
Done in the pursuit of pleasure or self-gratification.
Despotism
Rule of one with absolute authority.
Vitriol
A highly corrosive acid.
Malignant
Disposed to causing harm or suffering.
Torpid
Inactive or sluggish.
Capitulated
To surrender unconditionally.
Inviolate
Unbroken.
Premonitory
Serving to warn beforehand.
Didactically
Intended for instruction.
Cauterized
To burn with a hot iron for curative purposes.