Lesson 63{definitions} Flashcards
baseness
BASE ness
The quality of lacking higher values
analogous
uh NAHL uh gus
Alike or similar in certain respects that permits one to draw an analogy
carnal
KAR nul
Marked by sexuality that is often frank and unrelieved by higher emotions
convalescence
kon vuh LES uns
The gradual recovery of health and strength after illness
derivative
deh RIV uh tiv
Something comes from another thing
dub
DUB
To honor with a new title
extrapolation
ik strap uh lay LAY shun
Inference or prediction based on past data
fraught
FRAWT
Involving; full of; accompanied by
Hermetic
hur MET ik
Airtight
incrustation
in kruh STAY shun
Being covered with a crust, state of being encrusted
inextricable
in EKS truh kuh bul
Not able to be disentangled
maelstrom
MALE strum
A turbulent whirlpool
mnenonic
nee MON ik
Assisting or intended to assist the memory
pendant
PEN dunt
Something suspended, hanging down from something
portal
PORE tul
A doorway (especially a large one)
proselytizer
PROS uh leh tize ur
One who causes another to convert from one belief of faith to another
saboteur
sab uh TUR
One that destroys property or normal operations (usually in a war effort)
sleeper
SLEE pur
A possible winner of a contest that is given little chance to win
subterranean
sub tuh RAY nee un
Below ground
superlative
suh PUR luh tiv
Of the highest kind or order; surpassing all others
tome
TUME
A book that is a large volume
vacuity
va KYOO eh tee
Emptiness as in lack of intelligence
wan
WAHN
Very pale and sickly
wanderlust
WAHN dur lust
A strong impulse to travel
