English vocab unit 5

amazon

amazon

large, strong, aggressive woman

iconoclast

attacker of traditional or cherished beliefs, institutions, ideas

sardonic

mockingly bitter or scornful, sarcastic

supercilious

scornfully looking down on others; disdainfully superior

nemesis

agent of revenge, punishment; difficult or unbeatable opponent; something incapable of being achieved or overcome; cause of one's downfall or undoing

procrastinate

put off till later

panacea

remedy for all desires, sufferings, troubles

capricious

changeable, unpredictable

introvert

one who is mainly concerned with self-examination and one's own inner life rather than others

extrovert

one who's interests and thoughts are mainly with other people and things outside oneself rather than with one's own inner life

benediction

blessing, especially at the end of a religious service

benevolent

desiring to do good; kind, generous

beneficiary

person who receives benefits

benefactor

person who gives help or financial aid

beneficence

goodness, kindness

amazon (syn)

powerful woman, athletic woman, virago (syn)

iconoclast (syn)

revolutionary, rebel, radical, dissenter (syn)

sardonic (syn)

sneering, mocking, contemptuous, derisive (syn)

supercilious (syn)

Scornful; contemptuous; haughty (syn)

nemesis (syn)

downfall, destruction, retribution (syn)

procrastinate (syn)

delay, postpone, defer (syn)

panacea (syn)

universal remedy, cure-all, nostrum (syn)

capricious (syn)

impulsive, flighty, whimsical (syn)

introvert (syn)

shy person, self-observer, self-scrutinizer (syn)

extrovert (syn)

socializer, outgoing person, gregarious person (syn)

amazon (WH)

Comes from the Greek women who would burn or cut off their right breasts to draw their bows more easily (WH)

iconoclast (WH)

Comes from the Greek words for "image" and "breaker"

sardonic (WH)

Comes from the plant that would cause the victim's face to be twisted into an agonizing grin.

supercilious (WH)

Comes from the Latin words for "over/above" and "eyelid"

nemesis (WH)

Comes from the Greek goddess of revenge (WH)

procrastinate (WH)

Comes from the Latin words "for" and "tomorrow"

Panacea (WH)

Comes from the Greek goddess of healing; her plant could cure all diseases (WH)

Capricious (WH)

Comes from the astrological sign of the goal (WH)

introvert (WH)

Comes from Jung; means to "turn" "inside"

Extrovert (WH)

Comes from Jung; means to "turn" "outside"