Advanced Vocab Workout Set 4 Flashcards
Define:
egress
(n. ee-grehss; v. ih-grehss)
n. exit
v. to exit
It was thought that the prisoner, seeking egress from his cell before the spreading fire consumed it, had managed to slip out between the warping floorboards.
Define:
preternatural
(pree-ter-nach-er-uhl)
adj. beyond what is normal or natural
Occasionally, people with mental illnesses also exhibit preternatural abilities in mathematics or memorization.
Define:
rebus
(ree-buhss)
n. a riddle in which words are represented by pictures
Pictures of bees and eyes are commonly used in a rebus to symbolize the words “be” and “I”.
Define:
jibe
(jahyb)
v. to be in accord; to agree
His story jibed with mine.
Define:
stentorian
(sten-tawr-ee-uhn)
adj. extremely loud and powerful
Even without a microphone, the principal’s stentorian voice filled the auditorium and commanded everyone’s attention.
Define:
abrogate
(ab-ruh-geyt)
v. to abolish or annul by authority
The court ruling abrogated his rights to any profits.
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. extremely loud and powerful
stentorian
(sten-tawr-ee-uhn)
synonyms: blaring, booming
Define:
tacit
(tass-it)
adj. implied or unspoken
There was a tacit agreement between the two companies that neither would expand into the other’s city.
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. exit
v. to exit
egress
(n. ee-grehss; v. ih-grehss)
synonyms: departure, escape, withdrawal
Define:
cleave
(kleev)
v. to cut off with force
v. to be loyal to
v. to develop an emotional bond with
She vowed that even when tempted she would cleave to her principles.
Define:
exculpate
(ek-skull-pate)
v. to free from blame
The political prisoner was fully exculpated only when the dictatorship was overthrown and an independent truth commission established.
Define:
exigent
(ek-suh-djunt)
adj. requiring immediate attention; pressing, demanding
The show’s run was cut short by an exigent lack of funds.
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. implied or unspoken
tacit
(tass-it)
synonyms: suggested, unsaid, understood
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to free from blame
exculpate
(ek-skull-pate)
synonyms: forgive, excuse
Define:
churl
(churl)
n. a rude person
n. a cheap person
I had been waiting in line for hours when some churl tried to cut in front of me.
