Set 2 Flashcards
redolence
an often pungent and agreeable odor
Latin re ‘back’ olere ‘to smell’
bailiff
an officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment
Latin bajulus ‘carrier manager’
irruption
sudden invasion
Latin in ‘into’ rompere ‘break’
cryptogram
anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning
advocacy
the act of pleading a cause
Latin ad ‘to’ vocare ‘call’
agitate
to move or excite the feelings or thoughts
Latin agere ‘to do’
prefer
like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose
Latin prae ‘before’ + Ferrere ‘to bear’
embargo
authorative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade
Latin in ‘within’ barra ‘a bar’
dispensation
exemption from a rule or usual requirement:
latin di ‘two’ pensare ‘weigh’
antonym
a word directly opposed to another in meaning
anxious
distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter
Latin angere ‘to choke’
declamation
a speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
latin de ‘expressing thouroughness’ clamare ‘to shout’
rife
abundant
maintenance
that which supports or sustains
appal
to fill with dismay or horror
Latin a, ad ‘to’ palir ‘to pale’
apparition
a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
Latin ad ‘towards’ parere ‘come into view’
appraise
to estimate the money or value of
tolerable
moderately good
alluvion
the action of the sea or a river in adding to the area of land by deposition
Latin ad ‘towards’ luere ‘wash’
masonry
the art of work of constructing, as buildings, walls, with arranged stones
embarrass
to render flustered or agitated
radiate
to extend in all directions as from a source of focus
Latin radius ‘ray’
solstice
the time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination
Latin sol ‘sun’ sit ‘stopped’
cornucopia
the horn of plenty symbolizing peace and prosperity
Latin cornu ‘horn’ copiae ‘ plenty
cudgel
a short thick stick used as a club
ardent
burning with pasion
Latin ardere ‘to burn’
calorie
amount of heat needed to raise temp of 1 kg of water 1 degree centigrade
Latin calor ‘heat’
missle
any object especially a weapon thrown or intended to be thrown
Latin mittere ‘to send’
vendible
marketable
Latin vendere ‘sell’
madden (V)
to inflame with passion
amply
enough or more than enough; plentiful
Latin amplus ‘large, abundant’
consecrate (v)
to set apart as sacred
Latin con ‘expressing intensive force’ sacrare ‘dedicate’ from sacer ‘sacred’
guileless (adj)
frank
frowzy
slovenly in appearance
asperity
harshness or roughness in temper
Latin asper ‘rough’
aspirant
one who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
Latin ad ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’
bumptious
full of offensive and aggressive self conceit
heartrending
very depressing
supernumerary
superfluous
transitory
existing for a short time only
Latin transitus ‘go across’
assimilate
to adapt
latin ad ‘to’ similis ‘like’
fondle
to handle tenderly and lovenly
confederacy
a number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid
latin foedus ‘league, covenant’
astringent
harsh in disposition or character
Latin ad ‘towards’ stringere ‘bind, pull tight’
promontory
a high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea
Latin mont ‘mountain’
habitude
customary relation or association
latin habitus ‘condition appearence’ habere ‘to have’
refringent
having the power to refract
Latin re ‘again, back’ frangere ‘to break’
refract
to deflect from a straight path
latin re ‘back’ frangere ‘break’
atonement
amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong injury
adunamentum ‘unity’
rookery
a place where crows congregate to breed
epiphany
any appearance or bodily manifestation fo a deity
Latin ‘ephiphania’
privilege
a right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions
Latin privus ‘private’ leg ‘law’
immaterial
of no essential consequence
Latin im ‘not’ materialis ‘relating to matter’
irate
moved to anger
Latin ira ‘anger’
auricle
a structure resembling an ear or ear lobe
Latin auris ‘ear’
clemency
mercy
pastoral
(of land) used for the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
Latin pastor ‘sheppard’
pittance
a small portion or meager allowance
Latin pietas ‘pity’
devise
plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought
Latin dividere ‘divide’
levy
to impose and collect by force or threat of force
Latin levis ‘light’
concurrence
agreement
Latin con ‘together with’ currere ‘run’
deposition
testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing for use as evidence in court
Latin deposit ‘laid aside’
obsequies
funeral rites
obsequium ‘dutiful service’
ration
to provide with a fixed allowance or portion especially of food
Latin rat ‘reckoning’ from verb reri
avow
to declare openly
Latin ad ‘to’ + vocare ‘call’
browbeat
to overwhelm or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner
probation
any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like
Latin probare ‘test approve demonstrate’
cite
to refer to specifically
Latin citare ‘to call’
betide
to happen to or befall
baize
a single colored napped woolen fabric used for table covers
captivate
to fascinate as by excellence, eloquence or beauty
latin capere ‘seize, take’
chancery
a court of equity, as distinguished from a common law court
requite
to repay either good or evil to, as a person
barring
apart from
occurrence
a happening
latin ob ‘against’ currere ‘run’
dastard
a base coward
privity
knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter
privus ‘private’
becalm
to make quiet
beck
to give a signal to by nod or gesture
bedaub
to smear over, as with something oily or sticky
