Vocab #11

an expert(s)

beginner; inexperienced; newcomer

general agreement

protest against policy; disagreement

to interpret, understand

to complete or perfect

of the highest quality or degree

surpassing the ordinary; exceptional.

highly skilled artist

unskilled; clumsy

lack of interest or concern; not good or bad

abundant; plentiful

elaborate; luxurious.

inadequate; minimal

lacking thought or intelligence

bleak; lifeless

strong, hefty, big

fat, plump, bulky

thin and bony

to confirm

to prove wrong

to call into question; to attack as false

a. Advice; an adviser; to advise

to urge

to warn/ reprimand

quality of being believable or trustworthy

standard or principle to base a judgement

extremely important

blamable, blameworthy

guilty

lacking of some quality

deserving blame

deserving reward or praise

hasty, not thorough

carefully, thoughtfully

to cut short or reduce

to make larger, increase

believing people act only out of selfish motives

hating mankind

ridiculing, mocking

grimly mocking or cynical.

sharp and forthright

cheerful; optimistic

appeal to emotion

excess

ethical appeal

cure-all; an answer to all problems

the common people; the masses

the highest/ best point

something a person can't achieve; an enemy

an unproven principle held to be true

exact opposite

a very small amount

highest point of development; climax

one who believes pleasure is the sole aim in life

person who does not believe in God

one who believes the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

promoting equal rights for all people

hater of women

Belief in one God

someone who goes against accepted religious beliefs

one who believes the strict interpretation of religious laws

one who attacks common beliefs or institutions