Ed's Vocab 4

Question 1

Nebbish

Answer 1

: a timid, meek, or ineffectual person

neb·bishy -bi-shē\ adjective

Question 2

False Syllogism

Answer 2

A false syllogism is one which takes two or more simple facts and derives a false third fact from the first two.The classic example is; Nuns are only women. Only women can have babies. Only Nuns can have babies.

Question 3

Syllogism

Answer 3

1 : a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in “every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable”)
2 : a subtle, specious, or crafty argument

Question 4

Louche

Answer 4

: not reputable or decent
Examples
before gentrification, it was the sort of louche neighborhood where people went looking for illegal drugs

Question 5

Trussed

Answer 5

1 a : to secure tightly : bind
b : to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl)
2 : to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a truss

Question 6

Sibilant

Answer 6

: having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash <a> <a></a></a>

Question 7

Gunsel

Answer 7

slang

: gunman

Question 8

Sobriquet

Answer 8

: a descriptive name or epithet : nickname
Examples
tagged her with the sobriquet “peanut” because of her diminutive size

Question 9

Consigliere

Answer 9

: counselor, adviser
Other forms: plural con·sig·li·e·ri -rē\ also con·sig·li·e·res
Examples
the President’s trusted consigliere and chief political strategist

Question 10

Opprobrium

Answer 10

1 : something that brings disgrace
2 a : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
b : contempt, reproach
Examples
saw no reason why “secretary” should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct

Question 11

Longueur

Answer 11

: a dull and tedious portion (as of a book) — usually used in plural
Other forms: plural longueurs -ˈgœr(z)\

Question 12

Quotidian

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Accidie

Answer 13

noun

: apathy, boredom

Question 14

Epiphanic

Answer 14

: of or having the character of an epiphany

Question 15

Febrile

Answer 15

: marked or caused by fever : feverish

Question 16

Augury

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Pernicious

Answer 17

1 : highly injurious or destructive : deadly
2 archaic : wicked
per·ni·cious·ly adverb
per·ni·cious·ness noun
Examples
the pernicious effects of illegal narcotics on society

Question 18

Orgiastic

Answer 18

1 : of, relating to, or marked by orgies

2 : characterized by unrestrained emotion : frenzied

Question 19

Numinous

Answer 19

1 : supernatural, mysterious
2 : filled with a sense of the presence of divinity : holy
3 : appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense : spiritual
nu·mi·nous·ness -nəs\ noun
Examples
some have sensed a numinous energy in the landscape around Sedona, Arizona

Question 20

Anisette

Answer 20

: a usually colorless sweet liqueur flavored with aniseed

Question 21

Gambrel

Answer 21

: a stick or iron for suspending slaughtered animals

Question 22

Derision

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1 a : the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
b : a state of being laughed at or ridiculed : a state of being derided
2 : an object of ridicule or scorn
Examples
in the 19th century any supporter of women’s rights could expect to become a derision to her neighbors

Question 23

Recusant

Answer 23

1 : an English Roman Catholic of the time from about 1570 to 1791 who refused to attend services of the Church of England and thereby committed a statutory offense
2 : one who refuses to accept or obey established authority

Question 24

Ecumenical

Answer 24

1 : worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application
2 a : of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
b : promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation

Question 25

Elapid

Answer 25

: any of a family (Elapidae) of venomous snakes (as the cobras and coral snakes) with hollow fangs

Question 26

Sententious

Answer 26

1 a : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression b : given to or abounding in excessive moralizing 2 : terse, aphoristic, or moralistic in expression : pithy, epigrammatic sen·ten·tious·ly adverb sen·ten·tious·ness noun a sententious crank who has written countless letters to the editor about the decline in family values

Question 27

Avowal

Answer 27

: an open declaration or acknowledgment Examples with jingoism rampant, the peace candidate felt compelled to make an avowal of his patriotism

Question 28

Expatiate

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1 : to move about freely or at will : wander | 2 : to speak or write at length or in detail

Question 29

Dialectic

Answer 29

1 : logic 1a(1) 2 a : discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically : the Socratic techniques of exposing false beliefs and eliciting truth b : the Platonic investigation of the eternal ideas

Question 30

Dyspeptic

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1 : indigestion | 2 : ill humor : disgruntlement

Question 31

Sodality

Answer 31

1 : brotherhood, community 2 : an organized society or fellowship; specifically : a devotional or charitable association of Roman Catholic laity a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters

Question 32

Actuarially

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1 obsolete : clerk, registrar | 2 : a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends

Question 33

Provenance

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1 : origin, source | 2 : the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature

Question 34

Wastrel

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1 : vagabond, waif 2 : one who expends resources foolishly and self-indulgently : profligate Examples the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard

Question 35

Tutelary

Answer 35

1 : having the guardianship of a person or a thing | 2 : of or relating to a guardian

Question 36

Regnant

Answer 36

1 : exercising rule : reigning 2 a : having the chief power : dominant b : of common or widespread occurrence

Question 37

Cerulean

Answer 37

: resembling the blue of the sky

Question 38

Helpmeet

Answer 38

: helpmate Examples exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood chose for his helpmeet a woman who could share his passion for rock climbing

Question 39

Millinery

Answer 39

1 : women's apparel for the head | 2 : the business or work of a milliner

Question 40

Cupola

Answer 40

1 a : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling b : a small structure built on top of a roof

Question 41

Vanitas

Answer 41

Skull deal, hubris

Question 42

Rodomontades

Answer 42

1 : a bragging speech 2 : vain boasting or bluster : rant Examples for all of its jingoistic rodomontade, the government had no thought-out plan for the war and its aftermath

Question 43

Monographic

Answer 43

: a learned treatise on a small area of learning; also : a written account of a single thing

Question 44

Cornices

Answer 44

1 a : the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition

Question 45

Impresario

Answer 45

1 : the promoter, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company 2 : a person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (as a television show or sports event) 3 : manager, director

Question 46

Nacreous

Answer 46

: possessing the qualities of, consisting of, or abounding in nacre; also : iridescent Examples the nacreous lining of the shell of a mollusk

Question 47

Curriculum Vita

Answer 47

: a short account of one's career and qualifications prepared typically by an applicant for a position

Question 48

Convivial

Answer 48

: relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

Question 49

Basal

Answer 49

1 a : relating to, situated at, or forming the base b : arising from the base of a stem 2 a : of or relating to the foundation, base, or essence : fundamental b : of, relating to, or being essential for maintaining the fundamental vital activities of an organism : minimal c : used for teaching beginners

Question 50

Sardonic

Answer 50

: disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking synonyms see sarcastic Examples a sardonic little jab that made her visitor quiet and subdued for the rest of the night

Question 51

Loam

Answer 51

1 a : a mixture (as for plastering) composed chiefly of moistened clay b : a coarse molding sand used in founding 2 : soil; specifically : a soil consisting of a friable mixture of varying proportions of clay, silt, and sand

Question 52

Daub

Answer 52

1 : to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster 2 : to coat with a dirty substance 3 a : to apply coloring material crudely to He daubed some cologne on his neck. Daub the potatoes with a little butter. Various political slogans had been daubed on the walls.