Deck 1 Flashcards
Abase
To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
Abbess
The lady superior of a nunnery
Abbey
The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns
Abbot
The superior of a community of monks
Abdictate
To give up (royal power or the like)
Abduction
Carrying away of a person against his or her will
Abed
On a bed; In bed
Aberration
Derivation from what is right, customary, or prescribed.
Abet
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)
Abeyance
A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
Bailiff
An officer of court having custody of prisoners that will be brought to court
Baize
A soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used for the tops of billiard tables.
Bale
A package prepared for transportation of something (A bale of hay)
Baleful
Malignant
Balsam
A medical preparation
Banal
Commonplace
Barograph
A self recording barometer (which is an instrument that measures changes in atmospheric pressure)
Barring
(preposition) Apart from
Batten
A narrow strip of wood
Beatify
To make extremely happy
Cabal
A group of secret plotters against the government or authority
Cabalism
Superstitious devotion to one’s religion
Cacophony
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound
Cadaverous
Resembling a corpse
Cadence
The flow or rhythm of events
Caitiff
Cowardly
Cajole
To persuade by flattering speech
Cajolery
Delusive speech
Callow
Without experience of the world
Calumny
Slander, to talk badly about someone
Dastard
Coward
Datum
A given fact (This is the singular form of data)
Dead-heat
N. A race in which two competitors come out even and there is no winner
Dearth
Inadequate supply, scarcity
Debase
To lower in character or virtue
Debonair
Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
Decalouge
The ten commandments
Decameron
A volume consisting of ten parts or books
Decamp
To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
Decapod
Ten footed or ten armed
Declamation
To make a formal speech, to say in an oratorical manner.
Ebullient
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
Economize
To spend sparingly.
Edict
A decree issued by a ruler (king/queen) or authority
Edify
To build up, instruct, or benefit
Educe
To draw out
Facet
One of the small, polished surfaces on the face of a gem
Facetious
Amusing
Facile
Adj. Not difficult to do; easy
Factious
Adj. Pertaining to a disagreement between factions.
Fallacious
Adj. illogical
Gaiety
N. The state of being joyful or a festivity
Galvanic
Adj. Stimulating, energizing.
Galvanize
V. To startle into sudden activity.
Gambol
V. To skip around
Gamester
N. Gambler
Gamut
N. The whole range or sequence
Hackney
V. To make stale or trite through repetition
Halcyon
N. A time in the past that was idyllically peaceful
Hale
Adj. Strong and healthy (person)
V. To draw our forcibly
Harbinger
Someone who announces the arrival of anything
Hardihood
Foolish daring.
Heart-rending
Adj. Causing great anguish or distress.
Ichthyic
Adj. Fish-like
Icon
N.
- A painting of Jesus
- An image used as a representative for something
Iconoclast
An icon destroyer (Can be used for either form of the word icon)
Facility
- Something that permits an easier form of action
- Readiness or ease due to skill
- Ready compliance
Jocose
Adj. Done or said as a joke or jest
Joggle
N. A sudden irregular shake or push causing a shake
Jovial
Adj. Merry, cheerful, friendly
Jubilation
N. A feeling of great happiness or triumph
Knavery
V. Dishonest dealing or tricking
Lacerate
V. To tear roughly, to mangle
Lackadaisical
Lacking enthusiasm and motivation, carelessly lazy
Lacteal
Adj. Milky
Languid
Adj. (of a person, manner, or gesture) Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
(of an occasion or period of time) Lazy and peaceful.
Macadamize
- to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
Macrocosm
- the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (microcosm).
- the total or entire complex structure of something: the macrocosm of war.
- a representation of a smaller unit or entity by a larger one, presumably of a similar structure.
Magisterial
pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
Magnate
N. A person of rank or importance
Malady
N. Any disease or disorder of the body
Malcontent
Adj. Not content or satisfied with the current state of affairs
Negligee
N. a lose gown worn by women
Neophyte
Adj. Having the character of a beginner
Oblique
Adj. Slanting
Obsequies
N. Funeral Rites
Palatial
Adj. Magnificent
Palinode
- a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- a recantation.
Quandary
- a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
Racy
Adj. Exhilarating or appalling to the mind
Radix
N. That from which something is developed
Raillery
N. Good humored satire
Sacrelidge
The act of profaning anything religious or sacred
Salient
Adj. Conspicuous, prevalent
Salience N. means the state of being salient.
Salutary
Adj. Beneficial
Sanctimonious
Adj. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
Sanction
V. To give authoritative permission or approval
Tact
N. A keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
Tantamount
Adj. Equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification: His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.
Ubiquitous
Adj. Being present everywhere, omnipresent
ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
