New words learned from the book I am currently reading - The 50th Law by Robert Greene (about Curtis Jackson)

A book that teaches about being powerful by being fearless.  I'd like to note that somehow, it is inspring to have read a portion of the book mentioning the greatness of US President Roosevelt.  He was 39 when he contracted Polio which made him paralyzed from waist down.  For some people, this would have already meant a certain kind of death, or feeling of powerlessness/uselessness, instead he has become more powerful and effective as a leader.  Pushing the people forward despite the hard times of recession.   

Here are some of the new words I've learned from the book:

1.       Pernicious –  causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

2.       Guillotine—  a machine with a heavy blade that was used in the past to cut off the heads of people who had been sentenced to death

3.       Abolitionist— principles or measures fostering abolition especially of slavery

4.       Ratchet— a device made up of a wheel or bar with many teeth along its edge in between which a piece fits so that the wheel or bar can move only in one direction

5.       Impetuous— acting or done quickly and without thought : controlled by emotion rather than thought
Myopic - 

synonyms:

nearsighted; shortsighted "a myopic patient"

• lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.

  "the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending"

  synonyms:

  unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous, narrow-minded, small-minded, short-term, shortsighted Dilettante - noun a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Authority - comes from latin root word - autore - meaning author - a person who creates something new