Unit 1 Vocabulary Words

Acuity

Sharpness of mind or senses

Acuity

Sharpness, keenness, perception

Appellation

A name or a title

Appellation

name, title, label

Ascertain

To find out for sure

Ascertain

determine, discover, confrim

Calumny

False statement ment to harm someone

Calumny

Slander, defamation, falsehood

Conduce

help to bring about (a desired result)

Conduce

contribute, promote, aid

Contemporaneous

happening at or around the same time

Contemporaneous

simultaneous, concurrent, parallel

Corporeal

having to do with the body

Corporeal

physical, bodily, tangible

Defer

to delay or put off

Defer

postpone, delay, suspend

Deference

to respect

Deference

respect, courtesy, regard

Dilatory

slow or causing delay

Dilatory

sluggish. tardy, procrastinating

Faction

a small group within a larger group

Faction

group, clique, party

Illusory

not real

Illusory

fake, deceptive, unreal

Impiety

lack of respect for religion

Impiety

disrespect, irreverence, ungodliness

Inquitous

extremely unfair or immoral

Inquitous

wicked, unjust, corrupt

Kleptocrat

ruler who steals from people

Kleptocrat

thief-ruler, corrupt leader, plunderrer

Latent

hidden but able to appear later

Latent

hidden, dormant, concealed

Licentious

lacking moral restraint

Licentious

immoral, unrestircted, reckless

Malleable

Easily shaped or influenced

Malleable

flexible, adpatable, pliable

Orthodoxy

traditional beliefs or practices

Orthodoxy

tradition, convention, doctrine

Pathos

feeling of deep emotion or sadness

Pathos

emotion, sorrow, poignancy

Piety

devotion to religion or duty

Piety

devotion, reverence, faithfulness

Pious

showing religious devotion

Pious

devout, religious, faithful

Privation

Lack of basic necessities or comforts of life

Privation

hardship, poverty, deprivation

Probity

strong moral integrity

Probity

honesty, integrity, uprightness

Providence

protective care or guidence

Providence

fate, guidence, foresight

Quintessence

perfect example of something

Quintessence

essense, embodiment, ideal

Refrain

repated phrase or line

Refrain

chorus. repetition, burden

Sanctimonious

making a show of being morally superior to other people

Sanctimonious

self-righteous, hypotcrtical, smug

Supercilious

acting superior or arrogant

Supercilious

arrogant, haughty, condescending

Traffic

to trade or deal illegally

Traffic

trade, deal, smuggle

Ubiquitous

found everywhere

Ubiquitous

everywhere, widespread, universal

Veracity

truthfulness

Veracity

honesty, truth, accuracy