One Word Substitution Flashcards
the act of killing one wife
Uxoricide
a post without any compensation
Honorary
A short usually amusing story about some real person/event
Anecdote
Govt by priest
Theocracy
Of the sense of touch is
tactile
a severe deserved punishment is
retribution
putting plants and animals into various classes
Taxonomy
fear of open spaces
agoraphobia
to free a person from the charge or blame
exculpate
theocracy
govt. by priest
Fear of closed spaces
claustrophobia
a disease which spread by contact
contagious
incorrigible
(of a person or their behavior) not able to be changed or reformed.
“she’s an incorrigible flirt”
uncivilized person
barbarian
the art of shooting arrows
archery
those who live in trees
arboreal
the part between the neck and abdomen
thorax
the study of speech’s sound
Phonology / phonetics
the scientific study of weather conditions
meteorology
having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant one.
“an odoriferous pile of fish”
odoriferous
the art of cutting trees into decorative shapes
topiary
something that prevents the agreement
sticking point
done while sitting down
sedentary
a sudden secretly planned attempt to remove a govt from the force
Putsch
a severe deserved punishment is
retribution
one who travels around a lot and has no fixed address or responsibilities
rolling stone
a great norm of art
magnum opus
a work of art, music, or literature that is regarded as the most important or best work that an artist, composer, or writer has produced.
everlasting punishment after death
perdition
(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death.
Similar: damnation eternal punishment hell hellfire spiritual destruction
taxonomy
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms
the personal possessions that a woman brings when she marries
trousseau
precis
a summary or abstract of a text or speech.
Similar:
summary
synopsis
résumé
public condemnation
denouncement
a garrulous person
talkative
a bitter and violent attack on innocent people
assault
a piece of land converted from forest to arable (growing crops) use.
assart
abandonment from one country or cause
defection
the desertion of one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one. "his defection from the Labour Party" Similar: desertion absconding decamping flight
doulas
a trained companion who is not a healthcare professional and who supports another individual (the doula’s client) through a significant health-related experience, such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth, or non-reproductive experiences such as dying.
MORATORIUM
a legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment.
“the debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium”
