16a Flashcards
Apostasy
An abandoning of what one believed in
Adversity
Misfortune, calamity, wretched state
Cognomen
The family name; surname
Compensate
Make up for, counterbalance, make amends, pay for
Complicity
A partnership in wrongdoing
Compromise
Settlement in which both sides give up demands
-or to settle by giving up some demands
Credential
That which entitled to confidence
Device
Mechanical contrivance
Ecstatic
Characterized by emotions of great joy
Equivocate
Hedge, use vague , be purposely ambiguous
Phosphorescent
Giving light with out heat
Plight
Predicament
Portray
To make picture of , depict
Positive
Sure, definite, confident , asssured
Repository
Box, chest, or room for safekeeping.
Restitution
Reparation, making good for loss or damage.
Specialize
To make particular, to direct or concentrate on one thing
Spectrum
The range of colored bands in light , a range of something
Vertigo
Dizziness or giddiness
Visible
Can be seen by the eye, can be observed with the mind , manifest.
