Sunday, April 17, 2011

Introduction and Chapter 1 Vocabulary

(1) equivocate (page 5): to use unclear expressions, to avoid commitment
(2) excoriation (p. 5): act of scolding
(3) equanimity (p. 5): mental of emotional stability, especially under tension or strain
(4) caste (p. 6): hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, or economic position
(5) frivolity (p. 18): little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice
(6) pieties (p. 18): reverence for god or devout fulfillment of religious obligations
(7) arbiter (p. 21): a person empowered to decide matters of an issue; judge
(8) euphemism (p. 21): the substitution of a indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh
(9) bastions (p. 22): a place to protect or strengthen against attack
(10) pedagogic (p. 30): the work of a teacher; art or science of teaching (education); instructional methods

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