CARS 1. AAMC Flashcards
What does annihilated mean?
(verb)
To destroy utterly; wipe out.
What does marginalia mean?
(noun)
Marginal notes.
What does intuitive mean?
(adjective)
Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
What does spontaneity/spontaneous mean?
(adjective)
Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.
What does milieu mean?
(noun)
A person’s social environment.
What does exalted mean?
(adjective)
Placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.
What does epitomized mean?
(verb)
Be a perfect example of.
What does caprice mean?
(noun)
A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
What does precocious mean?
(adjective)
Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
What does disastrous mean?
(adjective)
Causing great damage.
What does defensible mean?
(adjective)
Justifiable by an argument. (arguable)
What does hostility mean?
(noun)
Conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle.
What does peculiarly mean?
(adverb)
More than usually; especially
What does coercion mean?
(noun)
The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
What does tangible mean?
(adjective)
Noticed by touch.
What does reverent mean?
(adjective)
Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
What does esthetic mean?
(adjective)
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
What does innumerable mean?
(adjective)
Too many to be counted.
What does bequeathal mean?
(verb)
To hand down or pass on.
What does emancipated mean?
(verb)
To set free.
What does allurement mean?
(noun)
Something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
What does facets mean?
(noun)
One side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.
What does infernos mean?
(noun)
A large fire that is dangerously out of control.
What does prudent mean?
(adjective)
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
What does ambiguous mean?
(adjective)
Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
What does mores mean?
(noun)
The essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.
