Last Derivatives Flashcards
Aperitif
N
An opening drink (a cocktail)
Aperture
N
An opening
Tenable
Adj
Able to hold, defensible
Tenacious
Adj
Holding, stubborn, persevering
Regent
N
A ruler
Captivate
Vb
To capture someone’s attention, to charm or enthrall
Facsimile
N
A copy
Imperial
Adj
Having to do with an emperor/empire, commanding
Demoted
V or adj
Moved down
Denounce
V
To condemn
Curator
N
Person who takes care
Magnanimous
Adj
Generous, “of great soul”
Inflammatory
Adj
Fire-starting; arousing anger, passion, hostility
Amble
V
To walk at an easy pace
Deity
N
A god / spirit / divine being
Longevity
N
A long life
Homunculus
N
A little person
Portal
N
Door, gateway
Renounce
(V) to give up voluntarily, to abandon, to disown
Inveterate
(Adj.) firmly established, chronic
Rectitude
(N) state of being ruled, moral uprightness, moral discipline
Convoke
(V) to call together, to convene, to gather
Anteroom
(N) a room before/ leading to another room, a waiting room
Transparent
(Adj.) see through; obvious
Amity
(N) friendship, peaceful relations
Enunciate
(V) to speak out / clearly, to state