Part 2 Flashcards
Omniscient
All knowing, possessing infinite knowledge
Prescient
Knowing about events before that occur
Nescient
Ignorant or not knowing of anything
Conscience
Knowledge with moral sense of right and wrong
Glib
Marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere , root word : slippery
Egregious
Outstandingly bad
Gregarious
Very social person
Congregate
To gather in the group
Segregate
To pull apart
Aggregate
Total
Disparage
Lower someone’s par, regard or represent as being of little worth
Disparate
Different in kind, cannot be compared
Equivocate
use unclear message to mislead someone
Equity
- Justice, Fairness
- Value of shares issued by the company
Equivocal
Subject to two or more interpretations which usually used to mislead or to confuse someone
Iniquity
- Immoral, unfair behavior
- Wicked act, sin
Equanimity
Calmness and composure in difficult situation
Equilibrist
Professional tightrope walker
Nox
Night
Nocturnal
Active at night
Equinox
When day and night are of equal length
Vox
Voice
Vocation
A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
Titillate
to tickle, thrill
Adulate
to show excessive admiration
Proscribe
forbid, prohibit, disallow
Scribo
to write
Inscribe
to write in or into
Post Script
something written after the main part is finished
Obviate
To anticipate and prevent
Impervious
- not allow fluids to pass
- unable to be affected by
Devious
Straying from the proper way; crooked
Trivial
Unimportant, without great significance
Militate
to work against
Milites
Soldier, fighting man
Militant
something that is aggressive and with determination ex. Taliban
Militia
A group of people who are the part of armed forces of the country but are trained like soldiers
Malign
Cause harm, to slander, defame
Malus
bad, evil
Malignant
One showing deep hatred or one that is cancerous
Malediction
Curse
Malevolent
Wishing harm or evil
Maleficent
doing harm or evil, causing harm
Malefactor
a wrong doer, criminal
Maladroit
Clumsy, awkward, unskillful
Malaise
Feeling of bodily discomfort or mild illness
Benign
Kind
Benediction
Blessing
Benefactor
one who does good things
Benevolent
Well meaning, kind
Bonafide
In good faith; valid without pretense
Fidelity
Faithfulness
Infidel
one who does not have a right faith or religion