New York Times Op-Ed Summer 2013- Group 2 Flashcards
pulchritude
The princess’ pulchritude blinded the prince, who had never seen any women so beautiful in his whole life.
n
beauty
F: pulchritudinous (adj) beautiful
(pulcher=beautiful)
flit
The tooth fairy seemed to flit across the child’s bedroom, leaving only money in place of the tooth.
v move swiftly and lightly n act of leaving one's home or moving, usually secretly as to escape obligations (related to fleet)
cerebral
Mathematics and hard sciences are considered cerebral activities, free from emotional and physical entanglements.
adj
of the cerebrum of the brain- intellectual rather than emotional or physical
F: cerebrally (adverb)
(cerebrum=brain)
Florid
After running a marathon, the woman had a florid face but looked better than the people who were completely pale.
adj -having a red or flushed complexion -elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated F: floridity, floridness (n) floridly (adverb) (flos-, flor-=flower)
omnipresent
The treat of an apocalyptic event was omnipresent all throughout the year 2012.
adj
present everywhere at the same time; common or widespread
coddle
The royal baby of William and Kate was coddled as their parents faced the zealous crowds awaiting them at Buckingham Palace.
v
to treat in an indulgent or overprotective way
F: coddler (n)
(calidus=warm)
metastasize
The bad luck has metastasized from one individual to another within the trading company.
v
to spread or grow unfavorably; in cancer, to spread to a secondary site
Adulation
After learning of her acceptance to her top choice university, the girl was greeted by adulatory family members.
v to praise excessively F: adulator (n) adulatory (adj) (adulat-=fawned on)
Putative
When individuals hire a life coach, they think they have hired the putative solver of all his or her problems.
adj commonly regarded as such; supposed F: putatively (adverb) unputative unputatively (putare= to think, consider)
Bespeak
A peer who is always willing to talk to you and comfort you in a time of sadness bespeaks a genuine friend.
v
to ask for in advance; show or indicate
Intersperse
Food wrappers were interspersed in the sea of clothes scattered on my bedroom floor.
v to scatter here and there; at intervals in between other things F: interspersedly (adverb) interspersion (n) uninterspersed (adj) (inter-= among, in the midst of)
libidinous
My grandmother told me not to date men with libidinous motives.
adj full of sexual lust; lustful F:libinously (adverb) libinousness (n) nonlibinous (adj) (libido-=sexual interest or drive)
mete
I meted out the samples into the wells of the cell plate to ensure they all had equal amounts.
v
to distribute or apportion by measure; allot
totemic
After not having a kitchen for months, the family finally used their totemic stove for the first time.
adj
anything served as a distinctive symbol or emblem, often venerated
disparity
There was a noticeable disparity between an individual who dropped out of high school and one who earned a college degree.
n
inequality, difference
F:nondisparity (n)
(dis-=apart, parity=equality)
maturate
The young girl maturated as she attended school each day and learned from her mistakes.
v
to produce or dispel pus, as in a wound; or mature
F:maturative
bemoan
The woman’s friends attempted to comfort their friend, who was bemoaning the death of her dog.
v
to express grief or distress over, lament; to regard with regret of dissaproval
F:bemoaningly (adverb)
un/bemoaned (adj)
Mettle
Her friends looked up to her for her mettle in facing any problems or situations that may confront her.
n
courage or fortitude
S: valor, vigor, ardor
pulmonary
The patient sought pulmonary care after she felt an acute pain in her lungs.
adj
pertaining to the lungs
(pulmo-=lungs)
barrage
After winning the field hockey state championship, her parents greeted her with a barrage of questions about the game.
n
an overwhelming quantity or explosion
glut
Due to the shortage of iPad’s after its release, Apple glutted the market with the product.
v
to fill or feed to satiety (when satisfied); to flood market with item or service in excess
F: gluttingly (adverb)
un/glutted (adj)
flummox
The doctor flummoxed the young student while trying to describe the complicated theory of molecular division.
v
to bewilder or confuse
diverge
After high schools, 700 individuals will diverge from Greenwich and start their college careers.
v
to extend or move in different directions from a common point
F:un/nondiverging
(di-=two)
lesion
After emerging from the chaos of battle, the team’s numerous lesions were scrutinized.
n
an injury, hurt, or wound
