Frick Flashcards
Ced, Cess
To yield, to go
Celer
Swift
Cent
One hundred
Chron
Time
Cid, cis
To cut, to kill
Cit, citat
To call, to start
Civi
Citizen
Clam, clamat
To cry out
Claud, claus, clos, clud
To close
Cognosc, cognit
To learn
Compl
To fill
Cord
Heart
Corpor
Body
Cred, credit
To believe
Jettison
V
Throw overboard.
Sent: In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo.
Jingoist
N
Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist.
Sent: always bellowing “America first”, hear the sabers rattling as he marched down the halls.
Jocose
Adj
Given to joking
Sent: the salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he become a “stand-up” comic
Jocular
Adj
Said or done in jest
Sent: Although Bill knew the boss hated jokes, he couldn’t resist making one jocular remark
Jollity
N
Gaiety; cheerfulness.
Sent: The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general jollity.
Jovial
Adj
Good-natured; merry
Sent: A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial face
Jubilation
N
Rejoicing.
Sent: There was great jubilation when the armistice was announced.
Judicious
Adj
Sound in judgement
Sent:At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.
Junta
N
Group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal.
Sent: as soon as he learned of its existence, the dictator ordered the execution of all the members of the junta
Jurisprudence
N
Science of law.
Sent: He was more of a student of jurisprudence than a practitioner of the law.
Kernel
N
Central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn).
Sent: “Watson, buried within this tissue of lies there is a kernel of truth; when i find it, the mystery will be solved”
Kindle
V
Start a fire; inspire
Sent: One of the first things Ben learned in the boy scouts was how to kindle a fire by rubbing two dry sticks together. Her teacher’s praise for her poetry kindled a spark of hope inside maya.
Kindred
Adj.
Related; belonging to the same family.
Sent: Tom sawyer and Huck Finn were kindred spirits, born mischief makers who were always up to some new tomfoolery.
Kinetic
Adj
Producing motion.
Sent: Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries, the source of the kinetic energy needed to propel the vehicle.
Kleptomaniac
N
Person who has a compulsive desire to steal.
Sent: They discovered that the wealthy customer was klep tomaniac when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.
Knave
N
Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel.
Sent: Any politician nicknamed Tricky Dick clearly has the reputation of a knavery.
Knotty
Adj
Intricate;difficult;tangled
Sent: What to Watson had been a knotty problem, to Sherlock Holmes was simplicity itself.
Laborious
Adj
Demanding much work or care; tedious.
Sent: In putting together his dictionary of the english language, Doctor Johnson undertook a laborious task.
Labyrinth
N
Maze
Sent: hiding from indian joe. Tom and Becky soon lost themselves in the labyrinth of secret underground caves.
Laceration
N
Torn, ragged wound
Sent: The stock car driver needed stitches to close up to the lacerations he received in the car crash
Lachrymose
Adj
Producing tears
Sent: His voice has a lachrymose quality more appropriate to a funeral than a class reunion.
Lackadaisical
Adj
Lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted languid.
Sent: Because Gatsby had his mind more on his love life than on his finances, he did a very lackadaisical job of managing on his money
Lackluster
Adj
Dull
Sent: We were disappointed by the lackluster performance.
Laconic
Adj
Brief and to the point.
Sent: Many of the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words
Laggard
Adj
Slow; sluggish
Sent: The sailor had been taught not to be laggered in carrying out orders.
Lament
V
Grieve; express sorrow
Sent: Even advocates of the war lamented the loss of so many lives in combat
Lampoon
V
Ridicule
Sent: This article lampoons the pretensions of some move moguls
Languid
Adj
Weary; sluggish; listless
Sent: Her siege of illness left her languid and pallid
Languish
V
Lose animation; lose strength
Sent: Left at miss Min chins school for girls while her father went off to war, Sarah crewe refused to languish; instead, she hid her girl and actively befriended her less fortunate classmates.
