2020 Words Flashcards
in·oc·u·late
verb
treat (a person or animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
“heinoculatedhis tenantsagainstsmallpox”
Similar:
immunize
vaccinate
inject
protect from
shield from
safeguard from
give someone a jab
give someone a shot
introduce (an infective agent) into an organism.
“the microorganism can beinoculated intolaboratory animals”
introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium.
matrilineal
adjective
of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.
“a society founded on the matrilineal kinship principle”
ex·tir·pate
verb
past tense:extirpated; past participle:extirpated
root out and destroy completely.
“the use of every legal measure to extirpate this horrible evil from the land”
os·si·fy
verb
1.
turn into bone or bony tissue.
“these tracheal cartilages may ossify”
Similar:
turn into bone
become bony
harden
solidify
stiffen
rigidify
petrify
fossilize
indurate
2.
cease developing; be stagnant or rigid.
“ossified political institutions”
disposition
noun 1. a person's inherent qualities of mind and character. "your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you" Similar: temperament nature character constitution makeup grain humor temper mentality turn of mind kidney 2. the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things. "the plan need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms" Similar:
e·gal·i·tar·i·an
relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
“a fairer, more egalitarian society”
noun
a person who advocates or supports egalitarian principles.
bur·geon
verb
gerund or present participle:burgeoning
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
“manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand”
im·mu·ta·ble
adjective
unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
“an immutable fact”
in·ex·tri·ca·ble
adjective
impossible to disentangle or separate.
“the past and the present are inextricable”
Endow
verb
give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution).
“heendowedthe churchwithlands”
establish (a college post, annual prize, or project) by donating the funds needed to maintain it.
Similar:
finance
fund
pay for
donate money for
give money toward
provide capital for
subsidize
support financially
bequeath money for
leave money for
settle money on
establish
set up
institute
put in place
initiate
start
create
bring into being
fork out for
shell out for
cough up for
chip in for
pitch in for
stump up for
ante up for
kick in for
pony up for
provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
“he was endowed with tremendous physical strength”
Similar:
provide
supply
furnish
ex·pli·cate
verb
analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
“attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces”
in·ex·o·ra·bly
adverb
adverb:inexorably
in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent.
“the conflict was to lead inexorably to the outbreak of World War I”
Insolvency
is the state of being unable to pay the money owed, by a person or company, on time; those in a state of insolvency are said to be insolvent. There are two forms: cash-flow insolvency and balance-sheet insolvency.
sub·se·quent·ly
adverb
after a particular thing has happened; afterward.
“Mel’s offhand remark subsequently became their rallying cry”
mon·o·lith·ic
adjective adjective: monolithic 1. formed of a single large block of stone. (of a building) very large and characterless. Similar: massive huge
2.
(of an organization or system) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform.
“rejecting any move toward a monolithic European superstate”
Zeitgeist
The zeitgeist is a concept from eighteenth- to nineteenth-century German philosophy, meaning “spirit of the age” or “spirit of the times”. It refers to an invisible agent or force dominating the characteristics of a given epoch in world history
