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.