Part 9 Flashcards
aggregate
(A-grih-gut)
n. a sum total or mixure
* gregis means group or herd
aviary
(AY-vee-er-ee)
n. an enclosed space for birds
complemantary
(kahn-pluh-MEN-tree)
adj. serving to complete another
debunk
(dee-BUNGK)
vb. to prove wrong or false
discrepancy
(dis-KREH-pun-see)
n. a difference or inconsistency
eclectic
(eh-KLEK-tik)
adj. taken from many different sources
* clect sounds like collect
excerpt
(EK-surpt)
n. a portion of a text or musical piece that is taken, or extracted, from the whole
glacial
(GLAY-shul)
adj. very cold or very slow moving
* like a glacier
insuperable
(in-SOO-pruh-bul)
adj. unable to be overcome
lithe
(LITHE)
adj. nimvle and flexible; agile; supple
misanthrope
(MIH-sn-thrope)
n. someone who dislikes all people
* anthrope means people or mankind
pitfall
(PIT-fawl)
n. an unseen danger, risk, or drawback
* you cannot see a pit until you fall in it
raze
(RAYZ)
vb. to tear down; to destroy
* razor
replete
(righ-PLEET)
adj. fill-up; overflowing
respite
(PES-put)
n. period of inactivity; a lull; a reprieve
* respite
spruious
(SPYOOR-ee-us)
adj. false; counterfeit; lacking logic; specious
aplomb
(uh-PLAHM)
n. social poise; composure; skill in challenging situation
* bomb!
axiom
(AK-see-um)
n. a true or wise saying; a maxim
capricious
(kuh-PRIH-shus)
adj. changeable; fickle; volatile; mercurial
caprice
(kuh-PREES)
n. whim or fancy
cavalier
(ka-vuh-LEER)
adj. arrogant; showing a lack of respect toward someone or something
compunction
(kum-PUNG-shun)
n. a feeling of remorse for doing something wrong; regret; shame
diffident
(DIH-fuh-dunt)
adj. lacking confidence in oneself; inclined to be shy
dilettante
(DIH-luh-tahnt)
n. one who dabbles in the arts and sciences but is an expert in neither
egalitarian
(ih-gal-ih-TAIR-ee-un)
adj. pertaining to equal political, social, and economical right for all mankind.
heretic
(HEHR-uh-tik)
n. one who challenges societal and religious tradition
iconoclast
(ahy-KON-uh-klast)
n. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions
idiosyncratic
(ih-dee-oh-sin-KRAH-tik)
adj. of or relation to strange or odd behavioral habits that are peculiar to the individual
insurgent
(in-SUR-junt)
n. a rebel; one who revolts against a government or political party
mimetic
(muh-MEH-tik)
adj. pertaining to imitation or mimicry
pedantic
(puh-DAN-tik)
adj. showy in one’s learning; overly instructive
- ped- also means child
- pedantic has to do with an instructive tone, like lecturing a child
portentous
(por-TEN-tus)
adj. very meaningful with regard to events to come; ominous; foreshadowing
sardonic
(sar-DAHN-ik)
adj. scornful bitter
* sarcastic
anecdote
(A-nik-dote)
n. a short biographical account or snippet from someone’s past, usually humorous
catharsis
(kuh-THAR-sus)
n. an emotional cleansing or release of emotional tension, fears, or pity
euphemism
(YOO-fuh-mih-zum)
n. a more pleasant word or phrase that replaces another that is too direct, distasteful, or offensive
* eu- means good
parable
(PA-ruh-bul)
n. a brief story, told or written in order to teach a moral lesson
parody
(PA-ruh-dee)
n. a short work that initates the style of another literary work; may ve mocking or amusing
pathos
(PAY-thohs)
n. the quality of a piece of writing that evokes pity, sympathy, or some other strong emotional response in the reader
* pathos in greek means suffering
prose
(PROZE)
n. writing that is not poetry or rhyming verses (a novel, play, or essay)
vignette
(vin-YET)
n. a brief descriptive passive in writing
