set 3 Flashcards
deist
one who believes in God but denies supernatural revelation
Latin deus ‘God’
revelation
an act of revealing or communicating divine truth
Latin re ‘back’ velum ‘curtain, covering, veil’
prudery
an undue display of modesty or delicacy
coercive
serving or tending to force
bravado
an aggressive display of boldness
bequeath
to give by will
breach
the violation of official duty, lawful right or legal obligation
buffoonery
low drollery coarse jokes
droll
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
lurid
unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect
Latin luridus ‘wan or yellow color’
ghastly
inspiring shock, terror
ashen
pale
liable
justly or legally responsible
Latin ligare ‘to bind’
laborious
requiring considerable effort and time
Latin labor ‘toil, trouble’
toilsome
laborious
genteel
well bred or refined
bulwark
anything that gives security or defense
buoyant
having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat
abeyance
a state of suspension or temporary inaction
acquit
to free or clear as from accusation
Latin ad ‘to’ quitare ‘set free’
subacid
somewhat sharp or biting
cabalism
superstitious devotion to ones religion
callow
without experience of the world
Latin calvus ‘bald’
gourmand
a connoisseur in the delicacies of the table
seignior
a title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir
dragnet
a net to be drawn along the bottom of the water
canary
of a bright but delicate yellow
candid
truthful and straightforward; frank:
Latin candidus ‘white’
brevity
shortness of duration
Latin brevis ‘breif’
apparatus
group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials
Latin ad ‘towards’ parere ‘make ready’
demulcent
(of a substance) relieving inflammation or irritation
Latin de ‘away’ mulcere ‘soothe’
irascible
easily made angry
irasci ‘grow angry’ ira ‘anger’
baleful
malignant
proscenium
that part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra
Greek pro ‘before’ skene ‘stage’
impend
to be imminent
latin im ‘towards, upon’ pendere ‘hang’
trestle
an open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway bridge
Latin transtrum ‘beam’
alcohol
a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of penetrating odor and burning taste
affix
to fasten
latin ad ‘to’ figere ‘to fix’
somnolent
sleepy
Latin somnus ‘sleep’
aspiration
direct one’s hopes or ambitions towards achieving something:
Latin ad ‘to’ spirare ‘breathe’
vitalize
to endow with life or energy
accomplice
an associate in wrong doing
Latin ad ‘towards’ com ‘together’ plicare ‘to fold’
cessation
discontinuance as of action or motion
Latin cessare ‘cease’
Bestow
confer or present
chaos
any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion
greek khaos ‘void’
plural
characterized or consisting of more than one
Latin plus ‘more’
chattel
any article of personal property
Latin caput ‘head’
check
to hold back
chiffon
a very thin gauze used fro trimmings evening dress ect
choleric
easily enraged
ambush
the act of lying in wait to attack by suprise
stanchion
a vertical bar or pair of bars to used to confine cattle in a stall
nautical
pertaining to ships, seamen or navigation
latin naus ‘ship’
contumacious
(especially of a defendant’s behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority
Latin con ‘with’ temere ‘to swell’
atrocity
great cruelty or reckless wickedness
Latin atroc ‘cruel’
abscess
the collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body
latin ab ‘away from; cedere ‘go’
clairvoyance
intuitive sagacity or perception
clamorous
urgent in complaint or demand
Latin clamare ‘cry out’
ampere
a practical unit of electric current strength
boisterous
noisy, energetic and cheerful
inverse
contrary in tendency or direction
Latin in ‘into’ vertere ‘to turn’
paramour
one who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress
coalition
combination in a body or mass
latin co from cum ‘with’ + alescere ‘grow up’ from alere ‘nourish’
coddle
to treat as a baby or an invalid
latin calidus ‘warm’
codicil
a supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will
evolve
to unfold or expand
Latin e or ex ‘out of’ volvere ‘to turn’
gallant
possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit
transcript
a copy made directly from an original
latin trans ‘across’ scribere ‘write’
coincident
taking place at the same time
Latin co ‘together with’ incidere ‘fall upon or into’
disappoint
to fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of
galore
abundant
delude
to mislead the mind or judgment of
Latin de ‘with pejorative force’ ludere ‘ to play’
hibernal
pertaining to winter
unguent
any ointment or lubricant for local application
latin unguere ‘annoint’
colloquy
conversation
Latin colloquium ‘conversation’
uproarious
noisy
cogent
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason
latin co ‘together’ agere ‘drive’
pendulous
hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part
Latin pendulus ‘hanging down’
vagrant
an idle wanderer, lives by begging
henpeck
to worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances
