English - Vocab Chapt 4

despondent

(adj) feeling gloomy or hopeless

protocol

(n) the formal or official way of correctly doing something

candid

(adj) honest and straightforward; blunt

jingoism

(n) extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

redress

(v) to make right; to correct

argot

(n) special words or phrases used by a specific group of people

appease

(v) to calm; to make satisfied (often only temp.)

strident

(adj) harsh sounding; grating

chaos

(n) complete disorder

expunge

(v) to erase or eliminate

bigot

(n) one who is intolerant of differences in others

augment

(v) to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity

toilsome

(adj) requiring exhaustive effort; laborious

negligence

(n) careless neglect, often resulting in injury

privation

(n) lack of basic life necessities; extreme poverty