Week 11. lecture 33
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This document provides vocabulary words and definitions for an opinion essay lecture. It defines 14 words - innovator, sycophant, stoic, reprobate, renegade, draconian, laconic, spartan, halcyon, sophistry. It also thanks the reader and suggests making presentations more fun.
Week 11. lecture 33
- 1. Opinion Essays Week 11: Lecture 33 Zafar Ullah, Air University, Islamabad, zafarullah76@gmail.com
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- 6. Vocabulary 126. Innovator: A person who introduces something new 127. Sycophant: A person who seeks favour by flattering people of influence; 128. Stoic: A person seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; someone who is impassive and emotionless 129. Reprobate: A morally unprincipled person 130. Renegade: A disloyal person who betrays his or her cause; a traitor; a deserter. 131. Draconian: Characterized by very strict laws, rules, and punishments 6
- 7. Cont… 132. Laconic: Very brief; concise; SUCCINCT; TERSE 133. Spartan: Plain; simple; AUSTERE 134. Halcyon: Idyllically calm and peaceful; an untroubled golden time of satisfaction, happiness, and tranquility 135. Sophistry: A plausible but deliberately misleading or FALLACIOUS argument designed to deceive someone 7
- 8. Thank You Office Make Presentation much more fun 8