Deriv 37-40 Flashcards
Misfortune, trouble
Adversity
Deteriorate, deprecate
Degenerate
To bring into being, produce
Generate
Absence of pride or pretentiousness
Humility
Dishonorable, base, mean
Ignoble
An army composed of citizens rather than professional soldiers
Militia
Vulgar, coarse, common
Plebeian
(Adj.) renewed, restored
Regenerate
To make better
Ameliorate
Wealthy class
Patrician
Able to use both hands with equal ease
Ambidextrous
Adroit, having skill in the use of the hands or body
Dexterous
Coming into being, being born
Nascent
Making worse, disparaging, derogatory
Pejorative
Rebirth, new life, strength or vigor
Renascence
Mental deterioration due to old age
Senility
Clamorous; loud and noisy in making one’s feelings known
Vociferous
Skill, ingenuity, trickery
Artifice
Made as a substitute for something natural; unnatural; affected
Artificial
Fair, just
Equitable
Lack of justice, unfairness
Inequity
Calling for much hard work, difficult
Laborious
At the same time
Simultaneously
Changeable, inconstant
Variable
A device to bring in fresh air and drive out foul air
Ventilator
Conferring honor, showing respect
Honorific
Harmful, damaging, offensive
Injurious
Range or sphere of authority
Jurisdiction
The science or philosophy of law
Jurisprudence
A musical composition; a literary work
Opus
To cause to be alarmed or agitated
Perturb
Violently agitated, tumultuous
Turbulent
