Ch. 39 Derivatives Flashcards
Aegrotat
(British) a certificate stating that a university student is too ill to attend an examination
Admonition
Authoritative counsel or warning
Animadversion
Criticism or censure; a comment or remark, esp. a critical one
Antiquated
Old-fashioned or outdated
Armament
Military weapons and equipment; the process of equipping military forces for war archaic a military force equipped for war
Count
A European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an English earl
Deification
The act of worshipping, regarding, or treating (someone or something) as a god
Dormitory
A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution
Engender
Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition); archaic (of a father) beget (offspring)
Expulsion
Rhe action of depriving someone of membership in an organization
Extension
A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation
Date
The development of events beyond a person’s control and determined by a supernatural power
Ferule
A flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children
Hiemal
Of or relating to winter; wintry
Ibid.
In the same source
Abbreviation of the Latin word ibidem
Interest
The state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone
Jactitation
The restless tossing of the body in illness; the twitching of a limb or muscle
Linguistics
The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics
Littoral
Of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake
Migration
Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another; movement or people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions
Mortuary
A funeral home or morgue
Nascent
Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
Oppidum
An ancient Roman principal town lacking self-government; especially one having walls and fortifications and serving as a principal strong point
Proverbial
Well known, especially so as to be stereotypical
Sepulchral
Of or relating to a tomb or internment; gloomy; dismal
Studious
Spending a lot of time studying or reading; done deliberately or with a purpose in mind; showing great care or attention
Transceiver
A device that da broth transmit and receive communications
Transliterate
Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of pa different alphabet or language
Vivacity
He we quality of being attractively lively and animated
