Day 28 Flashcards
Assiduous *
industrious, hard working
ethnology
study of humankind, study of the different races of human beings
centrifugal
radiating, departing from the center
de-
down, away
lewd
lustful
ensue
follow (as a result)
vituperative
abusive, scolding
v. vituperate = berate, scold, rail against abusively
byline
the line giving the name of the author of an article
sentinel
sentry, lookout
rusticate
banish to the country, dwell in the country
empathetic
feeling the same way
ascension
rising
inebriate
make drunk, intoxicate
n. intoxicated person
random
without definite purpose, plan, or aim
haphazard
coeval
living at the same time as, existing during the same period of time, contemporary
savoir faire
know how, experience or talent
alabaster
pale, white
dummy
imitation of a real object used as a substitute
foster
to nurture or encourage
furlough
leave of absence, vacation
faculty
mental or bodily powers, teaching staff
gnarled
twisted
assail
to attack or assault
portent
sign, omen, forewarning
cognition
ability to think or reason
transcendent
exceeding ordinary limits, superior, surpassing
v. transcend = go beyond, exceed
flummox
to confuse
valediction
saying farewell, expression of leave-taking
genre
particular variety or art or literature
thrifty
careful about money, economical
autopsy
examination of a dead body
inestimable
impossible to estimate
jargon
language used by special group, technical terminology, gibberish
autonomy
self-government
shade
slight difference in degree, nuance, degree of color
comprehend
include, understand
ironic *
unexpected
memorialize
commemorate
encomiastic
praising, eulogistic
n. encomium = very high praise
coda
concluding section of a musical or literary composition
chase
ornament a mental surface by indenting, follow rapidly to catch
diversion
amusement, distraction
musty
stale in odor or taste, spoiled by age
affinity
feeling of kinship, similarity
deter
thwart, block
healthful
conducive to good health
revert
regress, to return to a former state
blighted *
suffering from a disease, destroyed
transcribe
copy, write a copy of
spasmodic
fitful, intermittent
whittle
pare, cut away thing bits from wood, fashion in this way, reduce gradually, trim
drenched
sodden, wet
carat
unit of weight for precious stones, measure of fineness of gold
behoove
to be responsible for
boisterous
noisy, rough, violent
atypical
not normal
myopic
short sighted, narrow minded
liable
likely to, inclined to
pantomime
acting without dialogue
veneer
surface of, appearance of
retrieve
recover, regain
collate
arrange in order, examine and compare in order to verify authenticity
civil
polite
ostensible
seeming, on the surface only
theological
relating to religion or god
regatta
boat or yacht race
superimpose
to add onto or lay over something
protagonist
main character or hero
bulwark
defense, bastion
pulpit
raised platform used in preaching in church
trigger
set off, start
cadence
rhythm
obviate
to do away with, to make unnecessary
dwarf
cause to seem small
pantheon
list of gods
capticate
fascinate
concussion
sudden jolt or shock
declaim
to recite, to speak formally or to an audience
exotic
strange, foreign
discernible
distinguishable, perceivable
hubris
extreme pride or arrogance
kernel
central or vital part, core
artificial
fake, man made
tacit
implied, not directly spoken
suitor
man who is courting a woman
dissuade
to convince or persuade out of doing something
foresight
ability to foresee future happenings
cupidity
greed
braggadocio
boasting
prolix
wordy, verbose
skimp
provide or use scantily (to give insufficient attention/effort
prosperity
good fortune and financial success, physical well-being
ape
imitate or mimic a person’s behavior or manner
chronicles (n)
the written history or record of something
discontinuation
to stop manufacturing
to stop a continuous action
deprive
to take away rights or privileges
enervated
attenuated, weakened
dissimilar
unalike, different
trough
long narrow container for feeding farm animals, lowest point
acute
sharp, quickly perceptive, keen, penetrating, brief and severe
