Essential Word III Flashcards
Missive
Letter, written message
Remiss
Negligent, careless, lax
Amorphous
Shapeless
Metamorphose
Transform
Nominate
Appoint to a position
Pseudonym
A fake name used by an author
Antipathy
Strong dislike
Pathetic
Arousing pity
Dispel
Scatter, make vanish
Compelling
Convincing, forceful, attention-grabbing
Acrophobia
Fear of heights
Homophone
A word pronounced like another word
Cacophonous
Unpleasant sounding
Euphony
Pleasing sound (usually of words).
Depose
Remove a leader, or take testimony
Superimpose
Place over
Probity
Honesty, integrity
Reprove
Scold, admonish, express disapproval
Prerogative
Special right
Arrogate
Claim or take (without the right)
Abrogate
Abolish, nullify (a law or rule)
Sanctuary
Holy place
Sanctify
Make holy
Sacrosanct
Holy, untouchable
Sanctimonious
Hypocritically or falsely holy
Prescient
Knowing ahead of time, able to predict events
Omniscience
State of knowing everything.
Bisect
Cut in half
Sect
A subdivision or segment of a group, often of a religion
Supersede
Replace, transcend by being better.
Extrinsic
External to something’s nature.
Intrinsic
Internal to something’s nature
Obsequious
Overly obedient, submissive, flattering
Assimilate
Make or become a similar part of something
Similitude
Likeness, correspondence between two things
Simulacrum
Image, semblance
Sonorous
Full of rich sound
Dissonance
Discord, clash of sounds
Circumspect
Cautious, prudent
Perspicacious
Able to perceive hidden truth
Tenable
Able to be held or maintained
Tenacity
Courage, persistence, ability to hold fast
Abstain
Refrain from
Distend
Bloat, swell, expand
Tenuous
Thin, weak
Attenuate
Make or become thinner or weaker
Atheist
Someone who doesn’t believe in God
Polytheist
Someone who believes in many gods
Apotheosis
Elevation to godlike status, or something that has that status.
Aver
Assert, declare