Ch. 29 Derivatives Flashcards
condiment
a preparation to enhance flavor or enjoyment
confidant(e)
a person w/ whom one shares a secret or private matter
confide
reveal in private
confident
having or marked by assurance
scholar
a learned person
scholastic
of or relating to schools
scholasticism
close adherence to traditional teaching methods
scholium
a marginal note written by a commentator of ancient/classical literature
vitamin
an organic substance essential to metabolism
vital
absolutely necessary/important
vitals
bodily organs essential for life
vitality
the property of being able to survive and grow
negotiable
able to be arranged by compromise
negotiate
discuss the terms of an arrangement
negotiation
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
doctor
a person who holds a Ph.D.
doctorate
one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
congratulate
express praise
gratis
costing nothing
gratify
make happy/satisfied
gratitude
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
gratuitous
without cause
gratuity
a small extra gift of money for services performed
humanities
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual studies
humanitarian
marked by devotion to popular welfare
humanly
in the manner of human beings
jocund
showing high-spirited merriment
dulcet
pleasing to the ear
dulcify
make sweeter in taste
dulcimer
a stringed instrument used in American folk music
nisi
not final or absolute
superable
capable being surmounted or excelled
superb
surpassingly good
superhuman
above or beyond human power
supertax
an additional tax on certain kinds of incomes that have already been taxed
superheat
heat under pressure above it’s boiling point w/ out vaporization
superannuate
retire and pension because of age or physical inability
supersubtle
extremely subtle
superhighway
a broad highway designed for high speed traffic
superpower
very powerful/influential nation
superfamily
a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
onion
an aromatic flavorful veggie
unicorn
an imaginary horse w/ a long horn on its forehead
uniform
always the same
unify
join/combine
union
the state of being joined or linked
alias
a name temporarily assumed
alibi
proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it because they had different whereabouts
alien
from another place/part of the world
alter
make different
alternate
go back and forth
alternative
available as another possibility
sole
being the only one
soliloquoy
speech you make to yourself
solitary
far from populous areas
solitude
a state of social isolation
solo
w/ out anybody else
factotum
a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
in toto
in entirety
total
the whole amount
totality
the state of being complete
annul
cancel officially
null
lacking any legal or binding force
nullify
declare invalid
nullity
the state of nonexistence
neuter
having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
neutral
having no personal preference
neutrality
non-participation in a dispute or war
neutron
a subatomic particle w/ zero charge