1st Deck Flashcards
Ontology
ontological
adjective
- relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
“ontological arguments”
- showing the relations between the concepts and categories in a subject area or domain.
“an ontological database”
Pander
verb
- gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste).
“newspapers are pandering to people’s baser instincts”
noun
noun: pander; plural noun: panders
DATED
a pimp.
ARCHAIC
a person who assists the immoral desires or evil designs of others.
“the lowest panders of a venal press”
Banal
adjective
so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
“songs with banal, repeated words”
Quomodocunquizing
is an adjective that means, according to the OED, “That makes money in any possible way”. It is therefore a Terribly Useful Word. It’s also nearly new, having been used only once in 1652 by Thomas Urquhart, who wrote: Those quomodocunquizing clusterfists and rapacious varlets.
Saturnine/Saturnian
saturnine
adjective
adjective: saturnine
1.
(of a person or their manner) gloomy.
“a saturnine temperament”
Similar:
gloomy
sombre
melancholy
melancholic
moody
miserable
lugubrious
dour
glum
unsmiling
humourless
grumpy
bad-tempered
taciturn
uncommunicative
unresponsive
Opposite:
cheerful
jovial
(of a person or their features) dark in colouring and moody or mysterious.
“his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes”
Similar:
swarthy
dark
dark-skinned
dark-complexioned
mysterious
mercurial
moody
(of a place or an occasion) gloomy.
“a saturnine setting”
2.
ARCHAIC
relating to lead.
Cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war.
the war memorial in Whitehall, London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and erected in 1919–20.
singular proper noun: Cenotaph
Parochial
parochial
adjective
adjective: parochial
1.
relating to a Church parish.
“the parochial church council”
2.
having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
“parochial attitudes”
Similar:
narrow-minded
Castration
castration
noun
noun: castration; plural noun: castrations
the removal of the testicles of a male animal or man.
“the castration of male calves was initiated to reduce fighting”
the state of being deprived of power, vitality, or vigour.
“the inability to afford technology is economic castration”
Tilde
tilde
noun
noun: tilde; plural noun: tildes
an accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in señor ) or Portuguese a or o when nasalized (as in São Paulo ), or over a vowel in phonetic transcription, indicating nasalization.
a symbol similar to a tilde used in mathematics and logic to indicate negation, inversion, etc.
Scoot
scoot
verbINFORMAL
1.
go or leave somewhere quickly.
“they scooted off on their bikes”
Similar:
dash
dart
run
sprint
race
rush
hurry
hasten
hare
hurtle
bolt
shoot
charge
career
speed
fly
whizz
zoom
scuttle
scurry
scamper
skip
skitter
trot
scutter
tear
pelt
zip
belt
beetle
post
hie
skirr
Opposite:
amble
stroll
2.
slide in a sitting position.
“she laughed when she saw me scooting down the slope on my backside”
Normie
A normal person
Noun. normie (plural normies) (slang, usually derogatory) A normal person; one with commonly held beliefs, tastes or interests.
Boondoggle
boondoggle
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
an unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent project.
“he characterized the defense program as an unworkable boondoggle”
verb
spend money or time on unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent projects.
“the only guarantees are higher taxes and bureaucratic boondoggling”
Cantankerous
cantankerous
adjective
adjective: cantankerous
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
“he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times”
Exigency
exigency
noun
an urgent need or demand.
“women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it”
Antacids
Antacids are medicines that counteract (neutralise) the acid in your stomach to relieve indigestion and heartburn. They come as a liquid or chewable tablets and can be bought from pharmacies and shops without a prescription.
ROFL
rolling on the floor, laughing
(Internet slang, dated) Initialism of rolling on the floor, laughing; used to indicate great amusement at something in a discussion group, etc.
Rugged
rugged
adjective
1.
(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.
“a rugged coastline”
Similar:
rough
uneven
bumpy
rocky
stony
irregular
pitted
broken up
jagged
craggy
precipitous
Opposite:
smooth
2.
(of clothing, equipment, etc.) strongly made and capable of withstanding rough handling.
“the binoculars are compact, lightweight, and rugged”
Lichen
lichen
noun
plural noun: lichens
1.
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
“the cedars are festooned with lichen”
2.
a skin disease in which small, hard round lesions occur close together.
“patients with oral lichen planus”
Orthopedic
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics, is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.
Oocyte
oocyte
nounBIOLOGY
a cell in an ovary which may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum.
Agitator
agitator
noun
1.
a person who urges others to protest or rebel.
“a political agitator”
Similar:
troublemaker
rabble-rouser
demagogue
soapbox orator
incendiary
revolutionary
firebrand
rebel
insurgent
revolutionist
subversive
instigator
inciter
provoker
fomenter
dissentient
agent provocateur
stirrer
2.
an apparatus for stirring liquid.
Rift
rift
noun
1.
a crack, split, or break in something.
“the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds”
Similar:
crack
fault
flaw
split
break
breach
fissure
fracture
cleft
crevice
gap
cranny
slit
chink
interstice
cavity
opening
space
hole
aperture
2.
a serious break in friendly relations.
“the rift between the two branches of the legal profession”
Similar:
breach
division
split
quarrel
squabble
disagreement
difference of opinion
falling-out
fight
row
altercation
argument
war of words
dispute
conflict
contretemps
clash
wrangle
tussle
feud
battle royal
estrangement
alienation
schism
run-in
spat
scrap
ding-dong
bust-up
verbGEOLOGY
break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
“the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago”
Smoulder
smoulder
verb
burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
“the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock”
Similar:
burn slowly
smoke
glow
reek
noun
smoke coming from a smouldering fire.
“the last acrid smoulder of his cigarette”
Harbinger
harbinger
noun
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
“witch hazels are the harbingers of spring”
Similar:
herald
sign
indicator
indication
signal
prelude
portent
omen
augury
forewarning
presage
announcer
forerunner
precursor
messenger
usher
avant-courier
foretoken
a forerunner of something.
“these works were not yet opera but they were the most important harbinger of opera”
Rendered
rendered
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Cooking
Farming
Building
Art
Music
Computing
adjective
1.
(of fat) melted in order to separate out the impurities.
“strain the rendered fat through a sieve”
2.
(of stone or brick) covered with a coat of plaster.
“external rendered walls”
Cryosphere
The cryosphere is an all-encompassing term for those portions of Earth’s surface where water is in solid form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground. Thus, there is a wide overlap with the hydrosphere.
Pathology
pathological
/paθəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/
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adjective
1.
relating to pathology.
“the interpretation of pathological studies”
2.
involving or caused by a physical or mental disease.
“glands with a pathological abnormality”
Chronic
chronic
adjective
1.
(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
“chronic bronchitis”
Similar:
persistent
long-standing
long-term
constantly recurring
incurable
immedicable
Opposite:
acute
2.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
of a very poor quality.
“the film was absolutely chronic”
connoisseur
connoisseur
noun
an expert judge in matters of taste.
“a connoisseur of music”
Maverick
maverick
noun
1.
an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
Similar:
individualist
nonconformist
free spirit
unorthodox person
unconventional person
original
trendsetter
bohemian
eccentric
outsider
rebel
dissenter
dissident
disruptor
bad boy
Opposite:
conformist
2.
NORTH AMERICAN
an unbranded calf or yearling.
adjective
unorthodox.
“a maverick detective”
embezzlement
embezzlement
noun
theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer.
“charges of fraud and embezzlement”
Trundle
trundle
/ˈtrʌnd(ə)l/
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verb
(with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily.
“ten vintage cars trundled past”
noun
an act of moving slowly or heavily.
“the journey was just a trundle around the Northern line”
Patronize
patronize
verb
past tense: patronised; past participle: patronised
1.
treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.
“she was determined not to be put down or patronized”
Similar:
treat condescendingly
treat with condescension
condescend to
look down on
talk down to
put down
humiliate
treat like a child
treat as inferior
treat with disdain
be snobbish to
look down one’s nose at
condescending
supercilious
superior
imperious
haughty
lofty
lordly
magisterial
disdainful
scornful
contemptuous
cavalier
snobbish
pompous
uppity
high and mighty
snooty
stuck-up
fancy-pants
toffee-nosed
Opposite:
friendly
humble
2.
frequent (a shop, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer.
“restaurants and bars regularly patronized by the stars were often crowded with paparazzi”
Ftw
for the win
(Internet slang) Initialism of for the win.
Autochthonous
autochthonous
/ɔːˈtɒkθənəs/
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adjective
(of an inhabitant of a place) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists.
GEOLOGY
(of a deposit or formation) formed in its present position.
Conjunctural
conjunction, union. : a combination of circumstances or events usually producing a crisis : juncture.
Palimpsest
palimpsest
noun
a manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing.
something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.
“Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the taste of successive owners”
Bier
bier
noun
a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which they are carried to the grave.
Inhibitor
inhibitor
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Biology
Chemistry
Law
noun
a thing which inhibits someone or something.
a substance which slows down or prevents a particular chemical reaction or other process or which reduces the activity of a particular reactant, catalyst, or enzyme.
GENETICS
a gene whose presence prevents the expression of some other gene at a different locus.
Therapeutic
therapeutic
adjective
relating to the healing of disease.
“diagnostic and therapeutic facilities”
Similar:
healing
curative
curing
remedial
medicinal
restorative
health-giving
tonic
sanative
reparative
corrective
ameliorative
beneficial
good
salubrious
salutary
analeptic
iatric
Opposite:
harmful
detrimental
noun
1.
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and the action of remedial agents.
2.
a treatment, therapy, or drug.
“current therapeutics for asthma”
Pathology
Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices.
Heterologous
heterologous
adjectiveMEDICINE•BIOLOGY
having a different relation, relative position, or structure; not homologous.
“heterologous antiserum”
Assail
assail
verb
3rd person present: assails
make a concerted or violent attack on.
“the Scots army assailed Edward’s army from the rear”
Similar:
attack
assault
make an assault on
launch an attack on
pounce on
set upon
launch oneself at
weigh into
fly at
let fly at
turn on
round on
lash out at
hit out at
beset
belabour
fall on
accost
mug
charge
rush
storm
besiege
lay into
tear into
lace into
sail into
pitch into
get stuck into
wade into
let someone have it
beat up
jump
set about
have a go at
light into
(of an unpleasant feeling or physical sensation) come upon (someone) suddenly and strongly.
“she was assailed by doubts and regrets”
Similar:
trouble
disturb
worry
plague
beset
torture
torment
rack
bedevil
nag
vex
harass
pester
dog
be prey to
be the victim of
criticize strongly.
“he assailed a group of editors for their alleged excesses”
Hermaphrodite
noun
a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or (in the case of some organisms) as the natural condition.
Similar:
intersex
androgyne
bisexual
gynandromorph
adjective
of or denoting a person, animal, or plant having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics.
“hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture”
Randy
randy
adjective
1.
INFORMAL
sexually aroused or excited.
“as nervous as a randy adolescent on a hot date”
2.
ARCHAIC•SCOTTISH
having a rude, aggressive manner.
Tepid
tepid
adjective
1.
(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.
“she soaked a flannel in the tepid water”
Similar:
lukewarm
warmish
slightly warm
at room temperature
chambré
Opposite:
hot
cold
2.
showing little enthusiasm.
“the applause was tepid”
Effervesce
effervesce
verb
1.
(of a liquid) give off bubbles.
“the waves seemed to effervesce as they swept by”
Similar:
fizz
sparkle
bubble
froth
foam
spume
2.
be vivacious and enthusiastic.
“managers are supposed to effervesce with praise and encouragement”
Beat me over the head with it
to emphasize repeatedly or strongly to. you don’t have to hit me over the head with it—I understand.
Throw me a bone
To attempt to appease or placate someone by giving them something trivial or of minor importance or by doing some small favor for them. (A reference to giving a dog a bone or scrap from a bigger portion of food.)
