Flashcards
12th Spelling List #5
Flashcards do conjunto (12)
- 1agnostic (n.)one who holds that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable ;
one who asserts that all claims to knowledge are uncertain - 2anathema (n.)a person or thing consigned to damnation;
a person or thing greatly detested;
a curse - 3caustic (adj.)capable of burning, corroding, or destroying tissue by chemical action;
cutting or sarcastic in utterance - 4criterion (n.)a test rule, or standard by which something is judged
- 5demagogue (n.)a leader who appeals to the emotions and prejudices of people to obtain power
- 6eon (n.)an indefinitely long time
- 7epithet (n.)a name or title used to describe or characterize a person or thing
- 8idiosyncrasya temperament peculiar to an individual;
any personal peculiarity or mannerism - 9panacea (n.)a supposed remedy for all diseases or ills
- 10plethora (n.)excess; superabundance
- 11pseudonym (n.)a fictitious name, as one assumed by an author
- 12sporadic (adj.)occurring in occasional or isolated instances