Creative Writing Vocab 7/26

altruism

n; unselfishness, concern for good of others

bourgeois

n; people who live in cities - middle class

confluence

n; flowing together, meeting

deficit

n; shortage, debt

entail

v; includes, requires, involves

fatuous

adj; stupid, silly, inane

gibbet

n; the gallows

hierarchy

n; system of organization from highest to lowest

impolitic

adj; unwise, likely to cause trouble, politically incorrect

invalid

adj; not valid
n; someone handicapped that needs to be taken care of

malcontent

n; a rebel

naturalist

n; a biologist - someone who studies the natural world

prowess

n; great skill or talent

russet

adj; reddish-brown

spate

n; a series or streak

suffrage

n; the right to vote

thespian

n; actor, someone involved in drama and theatre