Page 1 Flashcards
1.Produced proceeded with, or experienced violent motion or agitation. /churnd/
churned
refusal to obey authority.
/ˈmyoo·tuh·nee/
mutiny
the highest or uppermost point : summit, top, peak. /ˈāˌpeks/
apex
the act or process of sinking to the bottom or settling : a falling, lowering, or flattening out.
suhb·sai·dns
subsidence
a full or partial representation especially of a person./ˈeh·fuh·jee/
effigy
garments worn during the rites of the Christian church.
/ˈvest·muhnts/
vestments
a country in north central Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea.
/ˌli·thuh·way·nee·uh/
Lithuania
islands of the North Atlantic constitute an autonomous region of Portugal and lying about 800 miles off the coast of mainland Portugal. (ay·zorz)
Azores
a tall on-handled drinking vessel; especially : a mug or silver or pewter with a lid. /tan·kerd/
tankard
the right side of a ship or airplane looking forward. /ˈstärˌbôrd/
starboard
capable of being guided or directed with skill and design.
/muh·noo·vr·uh·bl/
maneuverable
highly colored : extravagant, sensational. /ˈlo͝orəd/
lurid
speaking of writing that is irreverent toward something considered scared or held in high regard./ˈbla·sfuh·muhs/
blasphemous
The administration of one or more cytotoxic drugs to destroy or inhibit the growth and division of malignant cells in the treatment of cancer. /ˌkee·mow·theh·ruh·pee/
chemotherapy
condemned or forbidden as harmful : prohibited. /prow·skribed/
proscribed
to leave home ( such as a country) for life or residence elsewhere.
/ˈeh·muh·grayt/
emigrate
a landlocked country in southern Africa south of the Zambezi River whose capital is Harare.
zim·baab·way
Zimbabwe
an attitude marked by disrespect or insolence : cocky self-assurance. /ˈim·pyuh·dns/
impudence
a specialist in the study of tumors. /aang·kaa·luh·juhst/
oncologist
- incapable of being heard.
/in·aa·duh·bl/
inaudible
soap operas produced in Latin America and televised in or from many Latin-America. /ˌteləˌnōˈvelə/
telenovelas
furnished with slender vertical usually nonstructural bars or piers forming a division between the lights of windows, doors or screens. /ˈmʌliənd/
mullioned
being in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened. /bi·nai·tuhd/
benighted
the study of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history. /fuh·laa·luh·jee/
philology
in a manner tending to indicate what is going to happen : like or characteristics of one who foretells future events.
/proh-fet-i-cuh-ly/
prophetically
a street that is closed at one end but usually has a circular area for turning around at that end.
/ˈkuhl-duh-sak/
cul-de-sac
in mingled confusion or disorder.
/ˈpelˈmel/
pell-mell
the ancient classical language of India and Hinduism. /ˈsanˌskrit/
Sanskrit
unleavened Indian wheat breads that are usually friend on a griddle. /pr·a·thuhz/
parathas
a reply. /ri·joyn·dr/
rejoinder
in a manner lying beyond or outside ordinary experience : in a manner inexplicable by ordinary means. /ˌpre-tur-nach-uh-ruh-ly/
preternaturally
a member of a family of carnivorous mammals including the dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes and extinct related animals.
/ˈkayn-id/
canid
in truth : certainly /fr·sooth/
forsooth
a dough used in Mexican cuisine
(as for tortillas and tamales) that is made from ground corn soaked in a lime and water solution.
/ˈmäsə/
masa
In Greek mythology, a youth who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings. /lee·an·dr/
Leander
a severe disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue, is characterized by fever, chills, and difficulty in breathing, and is typically caused by an infectious agent ( such as bacterium, virus, or fungus). /nuh·mow·nyuh/
pneumonia
used in an inferior capacity: subordinate. /suhb·sur·vee·uhnt/
subservient
serving merely for pay or gain: seeking a sordid advantage.
/ˈmur·suh·neh·ree/
mercenary
