set 5 Flashcards
pyre
a combustible heap for burning a dead body
adhere
to give support or maintain loyalty
latin ad ‘to’ haerere ‘to stick’
missive
a written communication
osculate
kiss
Latin osculum ‘little mouth or kissed’
tenant
an occupant
electrolysis
the producing of chemical changes by passage of an electric current through an electrolyte
solecism
an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
latin soloikos ‘speaking incorrectly’
dogmatize
to make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence
Latin dogma ‘opinion’
gesticulate
to make gestures especially when speaking
Latin gestus ‘action’
espy
to catch sight of
equity
justice according to natural law or right; specifically : freedom from bias or favoritism
ire
intense and usually open display of anger
Latin ira ‘anger’
prosody
the study of versification
Latin pros ‘towards’ oides ‘song’
cabal
the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot
ruffian
a brutal person
exigency
that which is required in a particular situation
Latin exigere ‘enforce’
juridical
assumed by law to exist
latin just ‘law, right’
expectorate
to cough up and spit forth
latin ex ‘out’ pector ‘breast’
forfend
to ward off
expository
pertaining to a formal presentation
gravity
seriousness
latin gravis ‘heavy’
folio
a leaf especially a manuscript or book
latin folium ‘leaf’
sumptuous
rich and costly
latin sumptus ‘cost, expenditure’ sumere ‘take’
inapt
awk or slow
tantalize
to tease or torment
reconcile
to restore to friendship or harmony
Latin re ‘back’ concilare ‘bring together’
travail
work especially of a painful or laborious nature
Latin trepalium ‘instrument of torture’
foppish
obsolete, foolish, silly
eloquent
marked by forceful and fluent expression
latin e ex ‘out’ + loqui ‘speak’
despondent
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
Latin dis ‘reversa’ pondus ‘weight’
disinter
to take out of the grave or tomb
latin dis ‘reversal’ enterrer ‘to bury’
irk
to make weary irritated or bored
arrears
money that is owed and should have been paid earlier:
latin ad ‘towards’ retro ‘backwards’
fulcrum
the support arm on which a lever rests
latin fulcire ‘to prop up’
splendor
great brightness or luster
Latin Splendere ‘shine, be bright’
vaudeville
a variety show
genitive
of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case marking typically a relationship of possessor or source
Latin gignere ‘beget’
drastic
acting rapidly or violently
greek dran ‘do’
magistrate
an official trusted with admission of the laws
Latin magister ‘master’
usurious
taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned
exorbitant
not coming within the scope of the law
latin ex ‘out from’ orbita ‘course track’
carrion
dead and putrefying flesh
latin caro ‘flesh’
putrid
rotten
latin puter ‘rotten’
convolution
the state of being or process of becoming coiled or twisted:
latin con ‘with’ volere ‘roll’
preclude
prevent from happening; make impossible
latin prae ‘before’ claudere ‘to shut’
foreclose
to shut out, close
Latin for ‘out clore ‘close’
pertinent
be appropriate, related, or applicable to
latin per ‘through’ tenere ‘hold’
appertain
to belong or be conducted as a rightful part or attribute
latin ad ‘to’ + pertinere ‘to pertain’ – per ‘through’ tenere ‘hold’
imbroglio
a intricate or complicated situation
incisive
impressively direct and decisive
latin in ‘into’ caedere ‘to cut’
impel
to urge to drive forward, moral pressure
latin ‘in’ towards’ pallere ‘to drive’
modish
fashionable, sylish
cantonment
temporary quarters for troops
rabid
extremely violent
latin rabere ‘to rave’
elocution
a style of speaking esp in public
latin eloqui ‘to speak out’
wantonness
hard to control
abnegate
deny renounce
latin ab ‘away’ negare ‘deny’
foist
to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
surreptitious
done, made, or acquired by stealth
latin sub ‘underneath’ rapere ‘seize’
infirm
of boor or deteriorated vitality esp feeble from age
latin in ‘not’ firmus ‘firm’
oblique
neither perpendicular nor parallel
latin obliquus ‘slanting’
virago
a loud overbearing woman
latin vir ‘man’
distrain
to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of distress
latin dis ‘apart’ stringere ‘tighten’
intestate
having made no valid will
latin testis ‘witness’
iridescence
a lustrous rainbow like play of color caused by differential refraction
Latin irid, iris ‘rainbow’
ablution
the washing of ones body or part of it
latin ab ‘away’ luere ‘wash’
coerce
to restrain or dominate by force
latin co ‘together’ + arcere ‘restrain’
liege
having the right to feudal allegiance or service
effete
no longer fertile
latin ex ‘out’ fetus ‘breeding’
divagate
to wonder or stray from a course or subject
latin di ‘widely’ vagari ‘wonder’
lissome
easily flexed
prig
thief
diminution
the act or process of diminishing
Latin minutia ‘smallness’ minure ‘make small
arrogate
to claim or seize without justification
latin ad ‘to’ rogare ‘ask’
descry
to catch sight of
repertory
a place where something may be found
latin repirere ‘found discovered’
unfounded
lacking a sound basis
volant
having the wings extended as if in flight
latin volare ‘to fly’
nugatory
of little or no consequence
latin nugari ‘to trifle’
deluge
an overflowing of the land by water
latin diluere ‘wash away’
ungainly
lacking in smoothness or dexterity
radix
the base of a number system or of logarithms
Latin radix ‘root’
diurnal
recurring every day
dies ‘day’
macadamize
to construct or finish
imbibe
soak, steep ,
latin in ‘in’ bibere ‘to drink’
auricular
told privately
latin auris ‘ear’
stupor
a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
Latin stupere ‘be amazed or stunned’
sapience
formal wise, or attempting to appear wise:
Latin sapere ‘wise’
languor
weakness or weariness of body and mind
latin laxus ‘loose, lax’
petulant
insolent or rude in speech or behavior
latin petere ‘aim at, seek’
venial
forgivable
latin venia ‘forgiveness’
bemoan
to express deep grief or distress over
expostulate
express strong disapproval or disagreement:
latin expostulare ‘demand’ from ex ‘out’ postulare ‘demand’
visage
a person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features:
Visus ‘sight’ videre ‘to see’
tutelary
having the guardship of a person or a thing
Latin tutela ‘keeping’ from tueri
scintillate
to emit sparks
latin scintilla ‘spark’
volitive
of or relating to the will
Latin volitio ‘wish’ volo ‘i wish
