Deriv 33-36 Flashcards
No longer existing, dead or extinct
Defunct
A coming to fulfillment, realization
Fruition
The performance required of an object or activity
Function
Merrymaking, especially of college students
Gaudeamus
Bright and showy but lacking in taste
Gaudy
Anything serving as a reminder; a souvenir
Memento
An authorized delay or stopping of a specific activity
Moratorium
Unmindful or forgetful
Oblivious
Usefulness; the quality of being useful
Utility
To set up, establish, give a certain function to
Constitute
Avarice, greed
Cupidity
Establishment, something established
Institution
To make a choice
Opt
Something that can be chosen, a choice
Option
To try to persuade or induce, to attract
Tempt
An enticement, something that tempts
Temptation
Bold or daring, fearless
Audacious
Brazen boldness, insolence
Audacity
A ceasing or stopping
Cessation
Compelling
Cogent
Lacking hope; reckless of consequences
Desperate
Undoubtedly
Indubitably
To make null or void
Invalidate
Characterized by courage or valor
Valiant
Self-denial, a giving up of rights
Abnegation
To caution against specific faults; warn gently
Admonish
An expert, a person with specific knowledge in a particular field
Cognoscente
To state the opposite of what someone has said
Contradict
A formal statement or pronouncement
Dictum
Ignorant; lacking knowledge
Nescient
Knowing all things
Omniscient
A forewarning, foreboding
Premonition