Ed's Vocab Flashcards

Question

Opprobrium

Answer 1

noun 1 : something that brings disgrace 2 a : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious b : contempt, reproach They're going ahead with the plan despite public opprobrium.

Answer 2

``` quo·tid·i·an\kwō-ˈti-dē-ən\ adjective 1 : occurring every day 2 a : belonging to each day : everyday b : commonplace, ordinary quotidian noun Examples not content with the quotidian quarrels that other couples had, they had rows that shook the entire neighborhood ```

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``` ace·dia\ə-ˈsē-dē-ə\ noun : apathy, boredom Origin: Late Latin, from Greek akēdeia, from a- + kēdos care, grief — more at hate. First use: 1607 ```

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ace·dia\ə-ˈsē-dē-ə\ noun : apathy, boredom Origin: Late Latin, from Greek akēdeia, from a- + kēdos care, grief — more at hate.

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au·gu·ry\ˈȯ-gyə-rē, -gə-\ noun 1 : divination from auspices or omens; also : an instance of this 2 : omen, portent Other forms: plural au·gu·ries Examples a yearbook augury that of all the graduates, he would be the most likely to succeed

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``` an·is·ette\ˌa-nə-ˈset, -ˈzet\ noun : a usually colorless sweet liqueur flavored with aniseed Origin: French, from anis. First use: 1836 ```

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gam·brel\ˈgam-brəl\ noun : a stick or iron for suspending slaughtered animals Origin: perhaps from Middle French dialect (Norman) gamberel, from gambe leg, from Late Latin gamba. First use: 1547

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``` el·dritch\ˈel-drich\ adjective : weird, eerie Origin: perhaps from Middle English *elfriche fairyland, from Middle English elf + riche kingdom, from Old English rīce — more at rich. First use: 1508 ```

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in·vet·er·ate\in-ˈve-t(ə-)rət\ adjective 1 : firmly established by long persistence 2 : confirmed in a habit : habitual in·vet·er·ate·ly adverb Examples his inveterate tendency to overlook the obvious

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``` 1 : the quality or state of being avid: a : keen eagerness b : consuming greed 2 : affinity 2b(2) Other forms: plural avid·ities Examples an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13 in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people ```

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du·plic·i·tous\du̇-ˈpli-sə-təs also dyu̇-\ adjective : marked by duplicity : deceptive in words or action du·plic·i·tous·ly adverb Examples warned her not to trust the duplicitous art dealer

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1 a : marked by convexity or swelling b of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated 2 : having a hump : humpbacked

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es·ti·vate intransitive verb 1 : to spend the summer usually at one place 2 : to pass the summer in a state of torpor — compare hibernate Other forms: es·ti·vat·ed; es·ti·vat·ing Variants: also aes·ti·vate \-ˌvāt\ First use: 1626

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scup·per\ˈskə-pər\ noun 1 : an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard 2 : an opening in the wall of a building through which water can drain from a floor or flat roof Origin: Middle English skopper- (in compounds), perhaps from Anglo-French *escopoir, from escopir to spit out. First use: 15th century

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1 : an internal organ of the body; especially : one (as the heart, liver, or intestine) located in the great cavity of the trunk proper 2 plural : heart 4

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n : promptness in response : cheerful readiness alac·ri·tous \-krə-təs\ adjective Examples having just acquired his driver's license that morning, the teen agreed with alacrity to drive his cousin to the airport

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transitive verb 1 : to hide under a false appearance 2 : to put on the appearance of : simulate intransitive verb : to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense

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n 1 : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform 2 : a boastful unscrupulous pretender : charlatan moun·te·bank·ery \-ˌbaŋ-k(ə-)rē\ noun

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adjective | : of, relating to, or producing direct electric current by chemical action (as in a battery) : galvanic

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noun 1 : battlement 2 : any of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlement — see battlement illustration

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noun : any of various machines for hoisting or hauling: as a : a horizontal barrel supported on vertical posts and turned by a crank so that the hoisting rope is wound around the barrel b : a steam or electric winch with horizontal or vertical shaft and two drums used to raise a ship's anchor

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noun : a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property and performs related minor duties (as ringing the bell for services and digging graves)

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adjective : thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass : prominent pro·tu·ber·ant·ly adverb

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noun 1 a : a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water b : a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland 2 : a bodily prominence Other forms: plural prom·on·to·ries

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noun | : something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement — often used in plural

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adjective : coming or having recently come into existence Examples one of the leading figures in the nascent civil-rights movement