Honors L.A Vocab Flashcards
monogram
n. A design made from a person’s initials.
monopoly
n. Sole or complete control of anything, especially sales of a specific item or service.
monolith
n. A large block of stone; a large organization that acts as one.
monologue
n. A long speech delivered by one person.
monomania
n. Madness or lack of reason resulting from focusing one idea
unilateral
n. One sided; done by or impacting one group, person, etc.
duplex
n. A dwelling with two living units
duplicity
n. Deceitfulness, dishonesty
bilateral
adj. Having two sides, made between two persons or groups.
bipartisan
adj. Involving two political parties.
trilogy
n. A group of three pieces of music, literature, etc.
trisect
v. To cut into three parts.
triumvirate
n. A group of three, especially three people in authority.
quadriplegic
n. One who cannot use his/her four extremities.
quatrain
n. A stanza of poetry that has four lines
decimate
v. To destroy every tenth person, to annihilate.
decathlon
n. An athletic contest in which every participant completes ten events
bicentennial
n. A period of 200 years
centenary
n. A centennial, a period of 100 years
centennial
n. One who is 100 years old.
assent
n. Agreement
precept
n. Belief or principle, usually philosophical.
recompense
n. Payment, reward
indolence
n. Laziness.
idiosyncrasy
n. A peculiar personal trait.
adjacent
adj. Located next to.
derisive
adj. Mocking, scornful.
nonchalant
adj. Relaxed, showing lack of concern.
humdrum
adj. Monotonous, dull.
interminable
adj. Endless, going on and on.
sullen
adj. Gloomily or resentfully silent.
venerable
adj. Worthy of respect {because of age and/or goodness}.
explicit
adj. Definite, clearly stated or explained.
disingenuous
adj. Not genuine; insincere or dishonest.
coddle
v. To handle with extreme care, often to the point of spoiling.
germinate
v. To sprout, to begin to grow or develop.
hurtle
v. To run or race.
insinuate
v. To imply; to introduce to an idea in a subtle, indirect way.
interrogate
v. To question.
congeal
v. To solidify, curdle, or coagulate.
panacea
n. A cure-all.
pandemic
adj. An outbreak of a disease which spread throughout all of the population.
*pantheistic
n. The worship of all or many gods.
omnipotent
adj. All-powerful.
omniscient
adj. All-knowing.
omnipresent
adj. Present in all places.
omnivorous
adj. Eating both plants and animals; consuming all things.
catholic
adj. Universal, relating to the whole or to most things.
holocaust
n. A great destruction, especially by fire; a tragedy that destroys the whole of something.
totalitarian
adj. A government where one person holds absolute control.
preclude
v. To prevent, to close off possibility of something.
recluse
n. A person who closes himself off from others, a hermit.
occlude
v. To close off or block (often medical)
inception
n. The beginning of something.
incipient
adj. Young, at the beginning or early stages.
nihilism
n. Rejections of religious or moral beliefs, the belief of nothing.
negate
v. To disprove, to deny with facts
renegade
n. To deny ones group and rebel.
vacuous
adj. Empty, especially of meaning or purpose.
aperture
n. An opening, especially one that admits light.
buffoon
n. A clown or fool.
iota
n. A very small amount.
anecdote
n. A short story or incident.
dupe
n. One who is easily tricked or taken advantage of.
fledgling
n. A young bird or beginner.
perjury
n. The act of lying under oath/
malignant
adj. Tending to produce death or deterioration or evil
sodden
adj. Soaked through.
fallible
adj. Not perfect, capable of making mistakes.
utmost
adj. The highest or most.
inimitable
adj. Not able to be imitated or reproduced
marginal
adj. On the edges or margins of something.
flagrant
adj. Very obviously offensive.
prudent
adj. Wise and careful.
disputatious
adj. Having tendency to argue.
entreat
v. To beg.
consolidate
v. To organize parts into a whole, to put or bring together.
eradicate
v. To eliminated.
ordain
v. To establish by order, degree, etc.
validate
v. To establish as true, to check to find out if something is true.
microcosm
n. A small or miniature world.
microbiology
n. Science dealing with microscopic forms of life.
minutia
n. A small or trivial detail.
attenuate
v. To make slender, to weaken, or to reduce in force of value.
tenuous
adj. Thin or flimsy, having little substance.
satiate
v. To satisfy or gratify an appetite fully.
implement
v. To make a plan happen, to fulfill a plan.
replete
adj. Well supplied, abundantly stocked.
plentitude
n. Abundance.
copious
adj. Plentiful, large amounts.
macrocosm
n. A universe or any large whole.
magnanimous
adj. Very generous, giving away great amounts.
magnate
n. A wealthy, influential person, especially in business.
magnitude
n. Greatness of importance or size.
magniloquent
adj. Extremely eloquent or well spoken; using language of great beauty and precisian.
megalomania
n. Form of mental illness in which a person has grandiose or exaggerated of her/his own importance.
megalopolis
n. A huge city, extended urban sprawl.
polygamy
n. A system of having more than one spouse at a time.
*polytheism
n. A religion of many gods.
polychromatic
adj. Containing many colors.
