Part 1 Flashcards
a fortiori
Used to express a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than the previous one
ab initio
from the beginning
abscission
The natural detachment of (dead) parts of a plant
acquittal
A judgement that someone is not guilty of the crime they have been charged of
acrodont
placement of the teeth at the summit of the jaw, generally found in reptiles
ad valorem
In proportion to the estimated value of the goods or transaction concerned
adipocere
Wax like substance created by the decay of corpses
aiguille
Sharp pinnacle of rock in a mountain range
akimbo
With hands on the hips and elbows turned outward
alcazar
A Spanish palace or fortress of Moorish origin
alpha privative
Prefix of a- or an-
Ex. Atypical
amalgamation
The action, process, or result of combining
ametropia
An abnormal refractive condition
anaglyph
Photograph with images printed in two different colors, gives a 3D effect
anaphylactic shock
Life-threatening allergic reaction
anecdotal
Not necessarily reliable due to being based on a personal account instead of facts
anemochory
Seed dispersal by wind
animadvert
To speak out against (someone or something)
anosmic
Loss of smell
anthrax
A type of infection
aphonia
Loss of ability to speak
apparatchik
Full-time member of the Soviet Communist Party
appreciable
Large or important enough to be noticed
Arikara
Native American tribe
bagasse
Pulpy residue left over after the extraction of juice from sugar cane
balmacaan
Loose overcoat with raglan sleeves
barratry
Encouraging a lawsuit in order to make profit
bdellium
Gummy resin extracted from a type of Indian plant
beccafico
Type of European songbird
bicephalous
Having two heads
bodhisattva
Someone resolving to become a Buddha
brevet
Military, promoted to a higher rank without higher pay
breviary
Christian prayer book
cachexia
Disease-related weight and muscle loss
calenture
Feverish deletion due to tropical heat
caliginous
Misty, dim
calvados
Norman brandy
capacitance
Capability of an object to store electric charge
castanet
Small wooden clicking instrument for Spanish dancing
casuistic
Clever but unsound reasoning
catastasis
Third part of Ancient Greek drama, action heightens to catastrophe
catchword
Briefly fashionable word, used to attract attention
causerie
Informal article or talk on a literary subject
ceilidh
Party with music, dancing, and storytelling
centesimal
Relating to division into hundredths
cerotype
Engraving on a wax-coated plate
chasmogamous
Reproductive mechanism in plants, helps with pollination
chatoyant
(Of a gem) showing a band of reflected light because of cuts in the stone
chiffonnier
Tall chest of drawers for holding needlework
Chiricahua
Native American tribe
chthonic
Related to the mythical underworld
circadian
Recurring every 24 hours
clerisy
Class of learned or literary people
collocation
Words that occur more often than expected
compleat
Having all necessary elements or skills
consortium
Association of several businesses
Coventry
City in England
cretinism
Severely stunted physical and mental growth
cuesta
Hill with a gentle slope on one side and steep slope on the other
cyclotron
Type of particle accelerator
cytolysis
Disruption of cells, especially by an external agent
Dakar
City in Senegal
dariole
Small mold used for cooking an individual dish
decorticate
Remove the husk, bark, or rind from something
decumbent
(Of a plant) lying on the ground with an extremity curving upward
definiens
Word or phrase used to introduce a concept, especially in a dictionary
dentifrice
Toothpaste
derailleur
Chain-moving bicycle mechanism
despot
Cruelly, absolutely powerful ruler
doggerel
Poetry irregular in rhythm and rhyme
draconian
Excessively harsh and severe
dyspepsia
Indigestion
ecumenism
Promoting unity throughout Christian churches worldwide
effusion
Giving off liquid, light, or smell
ekistics
Science of human settlements
eldritch
Sinister or ghostly
elutriate
Separate lighter and heavier particles in an upward flow of liquid or gas
encomiast
A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else
ensconce
Settle in a comfortable and secret place
epicurism
Devotion to luxurious living
equitation
Art of horse riding
erudition
Quality of showing great knowledge
erysipelas
Bacterial skin infection
eschew
To avoid on moral or practical grounds
eurythmy
Type of meditative dance
euthropic
Healthy nutrition and development
ex cathedra
British choir
exegesis
Critical explanation of a text
expatiate
Speak or write at length or in detail
extemporaneous
Spoken or done without preparation
factious
Relation to a faction
farraginous
Consisting of a confused mixture of
fistula
(Anatomy) abnormal connection joining two hollow spaces
flagelliform
Silk from a spider
fontanelle
Space in a baby’s skull where bones are not fully formed
fulminate
Express vehement protest, explode violent
garrulous
Excessively talkative
gegenschien
Faint nebulous light seen opposite the sun
Gewurtztraminer
Aromatic wine grape
gnosis
Knowledge
Goidelic
Related to northern Celtic languages
gonfalonier
Flag-bearer
grommet
Loop inserted through thin fabric to protect an opening from ripping
gustatory
Related to taste
halophile
Organism that can tolerate saline conditions
hauteur
Haughtiness
Hegelianism
All reality can be expressed in categories
hoopoe
Exotic bird
icosahedron
Shape with 20 faces
ignis fatuus
Atmospheric light seen by travelers
ikebana
Flower arrangement
imagism
Movement creating precise imagery with descriptions
impuissance
Incapacity
intemperate
Lack of self control
interminable
Endless
inundate
To overwhelm someone with tasks
jaguarundi
Wild cat native to the Americas
javelina
Wild pig
jugate
Conjoined, overlapping
kakemono
Unframed Japanese painting displayed as a wall hanging
Karachi
City in Pakistan
kedgeree
Type of rice dish
kerygma
Proclamation
