English Flashcards
Corollary
N:
- A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already approved.
- A direct or natural consequence or result.
Adj:
- forming a proposition that follows from one already proved
- Associated; supplementary.
Bifurcated
Divided into two branches or forks
Deleterious
Causing harm or damaged (detrimental; injurious)
Polemic
Strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
Biannual
2x / year
Biennial
Every 2 years
Fiscal
Relating to government revenue, esp. taxes
Usurious
Relating to or characterized by usury; extortionate
Antithetical
Being in direct & unequivocal opposition
Penury
The state of being very poor; extreme poverty
Capricious
Given to sudden & unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
Sanguine
Optimistic or positive, esp. in an apparently bad or difficult situation
Abnegate
Renounce or reject (something desired or valuable)
Banal
So lacking in originality as to be obvious & boring
Eschatology
The part of theology concerned w/ death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
Benefaction
Donation or gift
(Adj) oft-repeated
Repeated often or frequently
abrogate
- repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
“a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike”
synonyms:
repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate, overturn, annul;
antonyms:
institute, introduce - evade (a responsibility or duty).
“we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders”
ascetic
Adjective
characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
“an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor”
synonyms: austere, self-denying, abstinent, abstemious, self-disciplined, self-abnegating;
antonyms: sybaritic
Noun
a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.
synonyms: abstainer, puritan, recluse, hermit, anchorite, solitary;
flummery
(plural: flummeries)
1. empty compliments; nonsense.
“she hated the flummery of public relations”
2. a sweet dish made with beaten eggs, milk, sugar, and flavorings.
supernal
adjective
-relating to the sky or the heavens; celestial.
-of exceptional quality or extent.
“he is the supernal poet of our age”
analogous
- Adjective
comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
“they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children”
synonyms: comparable, parallel, similar, like, akin, corresponding, related, kindred, equivalent
“their lab results were analogous”
antonyms: unrelated - Biology Adjective
(of structures) performing a similar function but having a different evolutionary origin, such as the wings of insects and birds.
Exegesis (noun)
an exegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text.;
exposition, explanation, especially an explanation or critical interpretation of a text
exegetical (adj.)
of or relating to exegesis
exegete (noun)
one who practices exegesis
extrude
transitive verb 1. to force, press, or push out 2. to shape (a substance, such as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die intransitive verb to become extruded
convocation
- a large formal assembly of people.
N. American: a formal ceremony at a college or university, as for the conferring of awards.
synonyms: assembly, gathering, meeting, conference, convention, congress, council, symposium, colloquium, conclave, synod
“a convocation of church leaders” - the action of calling people together for a large formal assembly.
antithetical
- directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.
“people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine”
synonyms: (directly) opposed to, contrasting with, contrary to, contradictory to, conflicting with, incompatible with, irreconcilable with, inconsistent with, at variance with, at odds with
“your theories are antithetical to mine”
antonyms: identical, like - connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis.
antithesis
Antithesis is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.
inculcation
the instilling of knowledge or values in someone, usually by repetition. the process of instilling or impressing ideas. A lot of teaching is a form of inculcation: teachers repeat information to students, hoping it will sink in.
to inculcate
To instill or impress an idea on someone
abnegation
the act of renouncing or rejecting something.
“abnegation of political lawmaking power”
synonyms:
renunciation, rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, surrender, relinquishment, repudiation, denial; formal abjuration
“a serious abnegation of their responsibilities”
antonyms: acceptance
–> self-denial.
synonyms: self-denial, self-sacrifice, abstinence, temperance, continence, asceticism, austerity, abstemiousness
“people capable of abnegation and unselfishness”
abjuration
the solemn repudiation, abandonment, or renunciation by or upon oath, often the renunciation of citizenship or some other right or privilege
sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
“he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy”
synonyms: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, confident, cheerful, cheery;
antonyms: gloomy
concomitant
adjective:
naturally accompanying or associated.
“she loved travel, with all its concomitant worries”
noun:
a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.
“some of us look on pain and illness as concomitants of the stresses of living”
scupper (v)
prevent from working or succeeding; thwart.
synonyms: ruin, wreck, destroy, sabotage, torpedo, spoil, mess up
(originates from use to mean sinking a boat)
indigence
a state of extreme poverty
despotic
of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
parochial
- having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
“this worldview seems incredibly naive and parochial”
synonyms: narrow-minded, small-minded, provincial, narrow, small-town, conservative, illiberal, intolerant;
“she was constantly challenging their parochial approach to education”
antonyms: open-minded - relating to a church parish.
“the parochial church council”
despot
a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
synonyms: tyrant, oppressor, dictator, absolute ruler, totalitarian, autocrat
a despotism
a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. Normally, that entity is an individual, as in an autocracy, but societies which limit respect and power to specific groups have also been given this title
