Group 2 Flashcards
incursion
n. invasion, attack. Moving to California has been an _ into dull life.
anarchy
n. lawlessness, absence of government
hegemony
n. leadership/ dominance over others. Our family was united under Grandma’s hegemony last year.
dragnet
n. manhunt, pursuit, system for finding someone, esp criminal activity.
plebeian
n. member of lower social class lacking in refinement.
acquittal
n. not guilty judgement
regent
n. person appointed to administer a country while monarch minor or absent, incapacitated.
cabal
n. secret political clique, secret plotters.
potentate
n. sovereign, ruler
adherent
n. supporter, aficionado, supporter of a particular party/person/ideas.
bevy
n. swarm, assembly, large group/collection. A _ of boisterous sailors.
utilitarianism
n. doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority
probate
n. the official proving of a will as valid (__ court). An officially certified copy of a will so proved.
jurisprudence
n. theory of law; a legal system. American _.
concord
n. unity, accord, agreement, treaty. Harmony. There was complete _ among the delegates.
altruism
n. unselfishness, belief in selfless concern for the well being of others.
caveat
n. warning, admonition, law; notice to stop something until the party can be heard. A __ filed against the probate of a will. He gave his men licence to rape, kill and plunder with the __ that Christians and Jews were to be spared.
proletariat
n. workers, working class people.
redress
n./v. remedy, set right. Political power as a means to __ injustice.
enjoin
v. (law) prohibit by issuing an injunction.
assail
v. attack, berate. The Scots army_ed Edward’s army from the rear.
contravene
v. breach, deny, violate, infringe.
consign
v. entrust, hand over care, assign
exculpate
v. exonerate
adjudicate
v. formally judge, arbitrate, decide. The case was _ by the supreme court
depose
v. remove.dispose from office, suddenly and forcefully. Be __ by military coup.
inspissate
v. thicken, expand, solidify, cement
surcease
v. cease from one action; desist.
congenital
adj. (esp. disease) present from birth.
cognitive
adj. analytical, judicious
adjuvant
adj. auxiliary, using supplemental treatment following cancer surgery. N. someone who helps.
prognathous
adj. having a projecting jaw
iatrogenic
adj. illness caused by medical examination, treatment.
incontinent
adj. insufficient control of urinaiton defecation, lack of control
piebald
adj. irregular patches of two colors, us. black and white, esp a horse
porcine
adj. of affecting or resembling a pig
wan
adj. pale, weak, lackluster, faint. She was looking __ and bleary-eyed.
perinatal
adj. relating to time before.after birth
liniment
n. liquid, lotion esp. one made with oil for rubbing on the body to relieve pain.
hypochondriac
n. person who is abnormally anxious about their health
sphincter
n. ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube (anus, stomach)
collodion
n. a yellowish, viscous, highly flammable solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol: used in the manufacture of photographic film, in engraving and lithography, and in medicine chiefly for cementing dressings and sealing wounds.
pathogen
n. bateria, virus that can cause disease.
provenance
n. birthplace, origin, record of ownership. An orange rub of Iranian )).
bitument
n. blacktop, asphalt
nosology
n. branch of medical science dealing with the classification of diseases
panacea
n. cure-all, elixir, solution for all difficulties. The )) for all corporate ills.
malady
n. disease, ailment
heterogeneity
n. diverse, variety
pride
n. group of lions forming a social unit.
