My Vocab Deck 5 Flashcards
Cal.de.ra Cow DARE ah
A volcanic crater that has a diameter many times that of the vent and is formed by collapse of the central part of a volcano.
Yellowstone is a supervolcano and has a Caldera 45 miles in diameter.
Apocryphal A poc** ry phal ADJ [a **poc ra full]
A story or statement of doubtful authenticty, although widely circulated as being true.
“Most of the Bible is apocryphal, and few realize it.”
Apodictic Ap o dic tic Adj. [apple dick tick]
Clearly established or beyond dispute.
“The conclusion is apodictic”
Apophenia N. App ah FEIN E ah
- To see imaginary things not really there like conspiracy theories.
- Could be seeing religious things not there like GOD saved his life.
- Seeing a face in a floor tile pattern or in a cloud.
- Barely escaping a near death accident and people saying that God saved his life.
Psychologist call it Apophenia.
Naive Adj.
- Deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.
Pogrom N. Prah Grrohm An organized massacre of helpless people. Literally devastation.
Transmigrate Transitive verb.
Belief of the soul to pass from one body to another.
Doppelganger N. Doppel Ganger
A ghostly counterpart of a living person. A double. An alter ego.
Alter Ego N.
A second self, or another version of self.
“Superman is the Alter Ego of Clark Kent.”
Draconian Adj. DrAy cone E n
Cruel and severe. Such as a criminal being drawn and quartered.
Animist N.
Belief in the existence of spirits separate from bodies.
Vet N.
To evaluate the candidates for a position. Telling them what to say and what not to say.
Etymology N. Et ah mol oh gee
- A history of a word or name shown by tracing its development.
Deism N.
- Belief in a God, but said God has nothing to do with us humans.
Epoch N. Ep och [Ep like ep**istle, och like end of L**ock]
- An event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development. A memorable event or date.
Redux ADJ.
- Returning. Brought back. Re-run.
Canard N.
- A myth. A fabricated report. An unfounded story or rumor or belief.
“The Bible, Religions, Saviors are all canards.”
Caveat N. [Cav E ought] Cav like Calve
- A cautionary detail to be considered when evaluating.
Feint N.
- A mock blow on one side in order to distract attention from the side really attacked. “The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.”
- To lure or deceive wtih a feint.
Commensal Adj.
- Different live forms working together for a goal to be successful. For example, different types of bacteria in your body working with other types of bacteria to make your body work and stay alive.
- Marriage. Men from Mars, Women from Venus. Both very different, but learning how to compromise to make the marriage work.
Adjudicate V. [Ah Jude ah kate]
- To act as a judge. “The court can adjudicate this dispute.”
Besmirch V. [Bee Smirch]
- To sully or soil a reputation. “High ideals were besmirched by cruelty and greed.” “Besmirched the clean bedsheets with their dirty feet.”
Perseverate N. [Purr sever ATE]
- Continuation of something usually to a point of annoyance.
Holistic Adj.
- Concerned with the complete system rather than the parts that make it up. “Holistic medicine attempts to treat the mind and the body.
Esoteric Adj. [Es oh tear ik]
- Of special, rare, or unusual interest. Must have special knowledge to understand what the subject matter is. Example: a prerequisite class in 101 before you are elligible to study in 120.
Repression N.
- A mental process in which distressing thoughts are excluded from consciousness and left to operate in the unconscious. Discipline, constraint.
“Denial of Death book was all about repression of dying.”
Visceral Adj. [VISS er al]
- Felt as instinctive. Felt as if deep in the organs of the body.
“Her visceral reaction was to curse at the other driver.”
Machiavellian Adj. [Macky ah VEIL in] 5 syllables
- Cutthroat. Immoral, underhanded. “A Machiavellian battle for control of the company.”
