First semester vocab exam Flashcards
Concomitant
Occurring simultaneously
Nefarious
Infamous
Belie
To misrepresent
Phonology
The sound system of a language
Cognate
A word related to another word in a different language
Millennium
One thousand years
Eon
Longest division of geologic time
Perfidious
Treacherous
Clandestine
Done in secret
Rejoinder
An answer to. Reply; witty response
Inflection
A change in the form of a word
Perpetuity
An eternity
Extant
Still in existence
Probity
Total integrity
Disingenuous
Not telling the whole truth
Rhetoric
The study of using language effectively
Orthography
The study of a languages writing or spelling system
Pristine
Unspoiled
Hiatus
Gap in space, time , or continuity
Scrupulous
Conscientious and exact
Dissemble
To hide ones feelings or motives behind a false appearance
Succinct
Clear and precise; using few words
Paradigm
A model for a way of viewing things
Transience
Brief existence
Inure
Accustom to hardship
Spurious
Fake; not authentic
Forthright
Direct, honest
Syntax
How words are arranged
Philology
Study of the history of language
Diffuse
Widely spread or scattered
Adjunct
Attached in a subordinate position
Impenetrable
Impossible to break through
Adumbrate
To describe vaguely
Levity
A light and humorous manner
Buffoon
A clown or jester
Diverge
To branch out
Amalgamate
To unite
Imperious
Incapable of being affected
Arcane
Mysterious
Parody
A comic imitation that exaggerates