MC 5 Flashcards
Canon
An official law by which something is judged
Mandate
An official order or commission to do something
Genuflect
Lower ones body briefly by bending one knee to the ground
Prostrate
Lay oneself flat on the ground with face facing down
Modify
To pronounce in a way different from the norm
Insular
Ignorant or uninterested in cultures or people outside of ones own experiences
Acerbic
Sharp and forthright
Irate
Feeling or characterized by great anger
Imbibe
Absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge)
Schizoid
Personality characterized by Emotional aloofness and solitary habits
Portico
A structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals; typically on a porch
Ducal
Of like or relating to a duke or dukedom
Baize
A coarse felt like woolen material that is typically green an used for covering billiard and card tables
Veritable
Used as an intensifier usually to qualify a metaphor
Evocation
Bring or recall to the conscious mind
Epithets
An adjective or expressive phrase expressing a quality of the character or person mentioned
Homogeneity
The quality or state of being homogenous
Euphemism
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Inimitable
So good or unusual as To be impossible to copy
