Definitions Flashcards
to discipline one’s body and appetites; self-denial
Mortify
to strive in opposition; struggle
Contend
lacking due respect or dutifulness
Impiety
wise in practical matters
Prudent
strong sexual lust
Concupiscence
the act of examining something
Cogitation
heedful of potential consequences
Circumspect
to make ashamed or embarrassed
Abashed
lacking substance or worth
Vain
something worthless, useless, of no value
Vanity
moral corruption
Debauchery
the act of anointing as part of religious, ceremonial, or healing ritual
Unction
anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy
Indignation
to convey to heaven or to a non-temporal condition without death
Translation
Very aged or old
Antiquated
assistant in time of want, difficulty, distress; relief
Succor
having no restraint, lacking normal control, lacking sexual restraint
Incontinency
using or containing an excessive number of words, wordy
Verbose
treacherous cunning; skillful deceit, a trick or stratagem
Guile
lying, untruthful, false, untrue
Mendacious
arousing or warranting strong dislike, aversion, or instant displeasure
Odious
to join together
Copulation
intense ill will or hatred, an act or a feeling of great malice
Malignity
a chill or fit of shivering, fever, and sweating
Ague
spacious; roomy. Archaic Suitable; handy
Commodious
being beyond what is required or sufficient, to overflow
Superfluous
Anything at all
Aught
a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder:
Awe
Agreement or harmony
Concord
Open level countryside
Champaign
a dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients.
Confectionary
decorate or embellish (something, especially food)/a decoration or embellishment for something, especially food:
Garnish
the deliberate killing or severe mistreatment of a large number of people from a particular national or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group:
Genocide
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent:
Impudent
represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone, attribute:
Impute
unbelief
Incredulity
a tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, from which someone, typically a preacher or lecturer, can read while standing up.
Lectern
never ending, never changing.
Perpetual
failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate:
Presumptuously
the action of propitiating or appeasing God, a spirit, or a person:
Propitiation
repay, returning of a favor.
Requite
conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
Sedition
in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling:
Vehemently
the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community.
Language
audible, articulate, and meaningful sounds as produced by the actions of the vocal organs.
Language
a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings.
Language
The study of rules governing the use of language
Grammar
A subfield of linguistics which studies the sound systems of a specific language or languages. Describing the way sounds function within a given language or across languages.
Phonology
The physical production and perception of the sounds of speech.
Phonetics
The field within linguistics that studies the internal structure of words
Morphology
The study of the rules that govern the way sentences are formed. The term can also be used to refer to these rules themselves, like the syntax of a language.
Syntax
Refers to the aspects of means that are expressed in a language, code, or other form of representation
Semantics
The smallest unit of language that carries meaning
Morpheme
A morpheme that modifies the meaning of the stem of a word
Affix
An affix that is placed at the beginning of a word to modify the basic meaning.
Prefix
An affix placed at the end of a word to modify the basic meaning or change the part of speech.
Suffix
The chief element of a word. Its meaning can be changed by adding a prefix or a suffix. Or the root word when you take away the prefix or suffix.
Stem
Syllable
An independent, uninterrupted sound.
The soft sounding letters of the alphabet, which are A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. These are letters formed with little movement from the mouth (teeth, tongue, and lips). They don’t take much to pronounce.
Vowel
The hard sounding letters of the alphabet, which are all other letters outside of the vowels. These are letters formed with an emphasis on movement from the mouth (teeth, tongue, and lips).
Consonant
The laws of GOD which prescribes the moral and social duties (right vs. wrong) and prohibits the trespass of them. Morality, the right thing to do versus the wrong thing.
Moral Law
The laws of GOD relating to the community as a whole, and inherent to the rights as a citizen.
Civil Law
Words that are close in meaning.
Synonyms
Words that carry opposite meanings.
Antonyms
Words that sound similar but differ in meaning.
Homonyms
Different words that are spelled the same, but they have different meanings and origins.
Homographs
The LORD letting us know the Law for all the beasts, the fowls, and every living creature that moves in the waters.
What we can eat of the beasts, fowls, creeping things, and fish…
The Dietary Law
The Law regarding the rites and rules prescribed to be observed in the conduct of the service and worship of GOD. What GOD requires and when He requires it.
Ceremonial Law
A word used to name or identify a person, place, thing, action, idea, or quality.
Ex. (pet, elevator, highway, and school)
Noun
Refers to one of a group of persons, places, or things. Describing a person, place or thing.
Ex. Woman (type of person), Book (thing), Dog (animal), Street, Doctor
Common Noun
Refers to a specific person, place, or thing. These nouns must ALWAYS be spelled with a capital letter.
Proper Noun
A word used in place of a noun, usually to avoid repetition of the noun. Ex. I, She, He, It, We, and They.
Pronoun
A word used to describe a noun or pronoun. Ex. Red (book = noun), fat (dog = noun), and beautiful (woman = noun).
Ex: This word answers such questions as what kind?, how many?, and how much?
Adjective
A word used to show action, feeling, or state of being. Ex. Rest, Pray, Work, Are, Is, Was, Feel.
Verb
A word used to modify a verb, an adjective, another verb, or to describe the action of the verb. They usually end in -ly.
Ex: Quickly, Slowly, Skillfully, Painfully, Very, Quite.
Adverb
A word used to show the relation or position between a noun/pronoun and another noun/pronoun within a sentence.
Ex: To, In, By, At, Under, Over, Near, Before, With.
Preposition
A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence.
Ex: And, Or, But, While, Some, If, Because.
Conjunction
A word used to describe sudden feeling or emotion.
Ex: Yikes, Oh, Hurrah, Alas, Ouch. – Words used to describe emotion or feeling
Interjection
