Arcanum Unbounded Flashcards
Audacious
adjective
1. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
“a series of audacious takeovers”
2. showing an impudent lack of respect.
“he made an audacious remark”
Assiduous
adjective
showing great care and perseverance.
“she was assiduous in pointing out every feature”
Voyeur
noun
1. someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
broadly; someone who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means
2. a person who commits the crime of voyeurism
3. a prying observer who is usually seeking the sordid or the scandalous
Extrapolate
verb
1. extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable.
“the results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups”
2. estimate or conclude (something) by extrapolating.
“the figures were extrapolated from past trends”
MATHEMATICS
3. extend (a graph, curve, or range of values) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data.
“the low-temperature results can be extrapolated to room temperature”
Eschew
verb
deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
“he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”
Egregious
adjective
1. outstandingly bad; shocking.
“egregious abuses of copyright”
ARCHAIC
2. remarkably good.
Pore
verb
1. be absorbed in reading or studying (something).
“I spent hours poring over cookery books”
ARCHAIC
2. think intently; ponder.
“he has thought and pored on it”
Posterity
noun
1. all future generations of people.
“the victims’ names are recorded for posterity”
ARCHAIC
2. the descendants of a person.
“God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven”
Vociferous
adjective
expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.
“he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover”
Arbiter
noun
1. a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.
“the Secretary of State is the final arbiter”
2. a person whose views or actions have influence in a particular sphere.
“an arbiter of taste”
Trowel
noun
1. a small handheld tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster.
“a pointing trowel”
2. a small handheld tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth.
“a garden trowel”
verb
apply or spread with or as if with a trowel.
“trowel in enough soil to form a dome”
Hutch
noun
1. a box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals.
“a rabbit hutch”
NORTH AMERICAN
2. a storage chest.
Infraction
noun LAW
a violation or infringement of a law or agreement.
Countenance
noun
1. a person’s face or facial expression.
“his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away”
2. support or approval.
“she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion”
verb
admit as acceptable or possible.
“he was reluctant to countenance the use of force”
Crotchety
adjective
irritable.
“he was tired and crotchety”
Garrot
noun
a stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
“the Army doctor used a garrot to stop the bleeding from the injured soldier’s wound”
Writ
noun
1. a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in a particular way.
“the two reinstated officers issued a writ for libel against the applicants”
ARCHAIC
2. a piece or body of writing.
Ordinance
noun FORMAL
1. an authoritative order.
2. a religious rite.
“his strict observance of religious ordinances was no doubt quickened by the remorse he felt”
Furrowed
adjective
1. (of land or earth) covered in long, narrow trenches formed by ploughing.
“furrowed fields”
2. (of the forehead or face) marked with lines or wrinkles.
“he stroked his furrowed brow”
Derisive
adjective
expressing contempt or ridicule.
“he gave a harsh, derisive laugh”
Disseminate
verb
spread (something, especially information) widely.
“health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information”
MEDICINE
spread throughout an organ or the body.
“there is a subset of these low-grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate”
Domicile
noun
FORMAL•LAW
the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with.
“his wife has a domicile of origin in Germany”
US
a person’s residence or home.
“the builder I’ve hired to renovate my new domicile”
the place at which a company or other body is registered, especially for tax purposes.
verb
FORMAL•LAW
treat a specified country as a permanent home.
“the tenant is domiciled in the United Kingdom”
US
reside or be based.
“he was domiciled in a frame house in the outskirts of Bogotá”
Suffuse
verb
gradually spread through or over.
“her cheeks were suffused with colour”
Spurious
adjective
1. not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
“separating authentic and spurious claims”
2. (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
“this spurious reasoning results in nonsense”
ARCHAIC
3. (of offspring) illegitimate.
Maladroit
adjective
inefficient or inept; clumsy.
“both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled”
Quixotic
adjective
extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”
Accoutre
verb
clothe or equip in something noticeable or impressive.
“magnificently accoutred, he was led up to the high altar”
Unexpurgated
adjective
(of a text) complete and containing all the original material; uncensored.
“Lawrence’s notorious novel made its unexpurgated appearance in the United States”
