Define: Creole grossly and offensively abusive; vulgar, foul-mouthed one who inquires or makes an inquiry (an intense and often urgent) natural.
Download ReportTranscript Define: Creole grossly and offensively abusive; vulgar, foul-mouthed one who inquires or makes an inquiry (an intense and often urgent) natural.
Define: Creole
a person of mixed French or Spanish and black descent
Define: humanitarianism
a scheming or crafty attitude intended to accomplish some usually evil end
the practice of promoting human welfare and social reform
to cover a person’s actions by excuses of apologies
Define: emphatically
present and capable of becoming though not now visible or active; dormant
moving constantly, steadily, or persevering
having innumerable aspects or elements
Define: mulatto
a person or belief that is marked by a contemptuous distrust of human nature
a person of mixed black and white ancestry
a place where dead bodies are kept until buried
a home located in a poor neighborhood, a shack
Define: myriad
to cover by excuses of apologies ; to lessen the severity of ; to ameliorate
having innumerable aspects or elements
to see beforehand and dispose of; to make unnecessary; to bypass (a requirement)
Define: guile
incomplete, unfinished, with much left to do
diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, persevering
Define: inquisitor
a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end
one who performs or makes an inquiry
a lack of enthusiasm or energy
Define: cynicism
a person or belief marked by a contemptuous distrust of human nature
honorable and decorous behavior
an act of atonement or penance
Define: universality
having an intense and often urgent natural inclination
being kind, caring, and understanding; friendly
the quality of being recognized everwhere in a certain range
Define: mortuary
a place in which dead bodies are kept before burial, a funeral home
roughness of manner or of temper; harshness
Creole
(noun) A person of mixed French or Spanish and black descent.
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The Creole people of New Orleans and Louisiana are descendants of French colonialists and their black slaves.
Humanitarianism
(noun) The practice of promoting human welfare or social reform
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Bono is known for his humanitarianism because of the work he has done for the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
Emphatically
(adverb) Uttered or marked by emphasis.
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Politicians often use sweeping hand gestures during their speeches to make their points emphatically.
mulatto (noun) A person of mixed black and white ancestry.
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Barack Obama, a child of a white woman from Kansas and a black man from Kenya, is the nation’s first mulatto president.
Myriad
(adjective) Having innumerable aspects or elements.
Image source: http://www.thefabricfinder.com/BraemoreMyriadEarth.JPG The myriad colors and shapes in this design add to intricate beauty.
Guile (noun) deceitful cunning
Image source: http://www.ukgser.com/forums/image.php?u=1009451&dateline=1252616457 The guile of a fox is a common trope in literature.
Inquisitor
(noun)
One who inquires or makes an inquiry (asks questions, investigates), especially one who is harsh in making inquiries.
Image source: http://www.operajaponica.org/graphics/photos/sweden/stockholm/rso/rsodoncarlo/rsodoncarlo4.jpg The Great Inquisitor of the Spanish inquisition is a famous historical character who was known for his harsh persecution of Jews.
Cynicism
(noun) an attitude marked by a contemptuous distrust of human nature.
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Many optimists feel disheartened by a general feeling of cynicism among today’s population.
universality
(noun) The quality or state of being recognized by all in a certain range.
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The universality of the Red Cross symbol makes it recognizable across the globe.
Mortuary
(noun) A place in which dead bodies are kept before burial, a funeral home.
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My father’s job is to prepare dead bodies for burial at the local mortuary.
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