List 2 Flashcards
aerial
adj. existing or living in air
league
n. a unit of distance equal to 3.0 statue miles (4.8 kilometers)
caprice
n.an impulsive change of mind.
fillial
adj. of, relating to, or benefitting a son or daughter, fillial respect
ignoble
adj. not noble in quality, character, or purpose, base or mean
chimerical
adj. created by or as if by a wildly fanicful imagination, higly improvable
tertiary
adj third in place, order degree or rank
tyros
n. a begineer in learning something
mualtifarious
adj. having great variety; diverse
preceptors
n a teacher, an instructor
galvanism
n therapeutic application of direct- current electricity, especially the electric stimulation of nerves and muscle
repugnance
n extreme dislike or aversion
recapitulation
n a summary or concise review
crucible
n a vessel of a very refactory material used for melting and cacining a substance that requires a high degree of heat
enounced
v to declare formally; state
panrgyric
n a formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment
mien
n bearing or manner, especially as it receals an inner state of mind
abstruse
adj. difficult to understand; recondite
dogmatism
n arrogant, stubborn assertition of opinion or belief
pendantry
n ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
conducive
adj. tending to cause or bring about; contributive
charnel-houses
n. a building, room, or vault in which the bones or bodies of the dead are placed
minutiate
n a small or trivial detail
languor
n lack of physicial or mental energy; listlessness
lassitude
n. a state or feeling of wearines, diminsihed energy, or listessness
tumult
n the din and commotion of a great crowd
alighting
intr. v. to come down and settle, as after flight
pertinacity
n. the quality of holding tenaciously to a purpose, belief, opinion, or course of action
countenance
n appearence, especially the expression of the face
fetter
n. a chain or shackle for the ankles or feet
odious
adj. arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
placid
adj. undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet
vivacity
n the quality or condition of being lively; liveliness