Lesson 3 (part 2)
retort
a person's verbal retaliation in a fight
elegy
a sad or mournful poem
traction
a truck's grip on a muddy road
panoramic
a view of an area in all directions
disposition
base word: dispose and usual emotional response; manner
infamous
base word: fame and having a bad reputation; disgraceful
dispassionate
base word: passion and unaffected by strong personal emotions; fair
systematic
base word: system and according to a system; thorough and regular
infamous
having a disgraceful reputation
inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
condescend
lower oneself
would the father of someone in a skating competition be a DISPASSIONATE judge of the performances?
no because their child is there
inscrutable
not easily understood, mysterious
arboretum
place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
nautical
related to sailing, sailors, or ships
systematic
relating to the classifying species
medley
series
converge
to come together
regress
to go back to childhood
delectable
very pleasing, especially to the taste
delectable
very pleasing; delightful
diction
word choice
is adolf hitler regarded as an INFAMOUS leader?
yes because he killed millions if innocent people
is telling a long joke in the middle of a formal speech a DIGRESSION?
yes because it is a random distraction
would a SYSTEMATIC worker be likely to do a job well?
yes because they are structured in a way
