#2 Flashcards
Sultry
sweltering; hot and humid (Ex. weather and an attractive person can be sultry)
Primeval
belonging to the first or earliest age; original
Primeval tools; primeval forest
Exhort
to make urgent appeals; to give warnings or advice
Idiosyncratic
eccentric; peculiar to a particular person
Sinecure
a paying office or position requiring little or no work
Automaton
a robot; a mechanism that is self operating
Maim
to cripple, mutilate or batter a living creature
Dispensation
an exemption from a law, vow or oath
He asked for a dispensation from the teacher as he did not want to do his homework.
Salient
prominent; noticeable (Ex. a salient feature is a noticeable one)
Fratricide
the killing of a brother/sister or countryman
Implausible
not likely to be believed
Cohort
a group of people banded together (sometimes a group united in a struggle); supporters; companions
A cohort of like-minded people find it easier to get things done than one person alone.
Rhetorical
describes a question asked without an answer being expected
Dowager
a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband
Gait
one’s manner of walking or moving on foot
Aesthete
one who has a special appreciation of art and beauty
Furlough
an approved leave of absence granted to a soldier
Querulous
cranky
Rejoinder
an answer to a reply; a “comeback”
Cache
a hiding place for ammunition, food, or treasure
Turbid
not clear or transparent due to stirred up sediment; clouded; opaque; muddled (Ex. usually describes liquid)
Impinge
to encroach or infringe upon
One man’s free speech cannot impinge upon the rights of others.
Do not allow your personal problems to impinge on your work.
Proviso
a condition attached to an agreement; a stipulation
She was told she could switch classes with the proviso that she earn a B first.
Contretemps
a minor dispute or disagreement
Incarnate
having a human form; actualized
Evil incarnate
Urbane
polished and elegant in manner or style
Incongruous
not corresponding; not consistent; not belonging
