Sydney Calvin Vocab Flashcards
Halcyon
Calm, peaceful
Mythical bird that can calm the sea
A type of Kingfisher
Appendages
Arms, legs tentacles
Philanthropic
Voluntarily helping the poor
Aesthetic
What one thinks is beautiful
Denominational
Of a certain branch of the Christian church. Of A type of Christianity
Quandary
Problem
Solitude
Being alone.
Curbside
Located by the curb, like where we put our trash cans
Incinerate
To burn completely
Gallant
Brave, courageous
Enzymes
Molecules that speed up chemical reactions
Archeologists
One who studies prehistoric people and their culture
Peripatetic
Nomadic, moving from place to place, never stays in one place for too long.
Instantaneous
Happening in an instant, very quick,
an instant is a second
Enthralling
So interesting it grabs all your attention
Perpetuity
Forever, continuing and not ending
Hygienic
Having to do with hygiene,
Keeping yourself clean, taking care of your body
Theatrics
A dramatic display
N. The act of behaving very dramatically and trying to get attention
Cerebral
Pertaining to the cerebrum
Requiring a lot of thought
Malleable
Can be easily bent and shaped
Ductile
Conducts electricity
Citation
a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
A piece of paper stating you have to go to court for breaking a law
Inquisitive
Curious
Atrophy
Wasting away of the body or a part of the body. Said living things
Carburetor
a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture,
A car part
Elope
run away secretly in order to get married, especially without parental consent.
Registration
The act of putting yourself on a list
Electroshock
Having electricity delivered to the body
Arbitrary
Having no logic or order, unpredictable
Impunity
Exemption from punishment, ability to do whatever you want without consequences
Hypothetical
Supposed, but not necessarily real or true
Surreal
Bizarre
Interrogate
To ask questions aggressively, formally, forcefully.
Like questioning someone suspected of a crime or when the bad guy captures the hero and ties him up
Nucleoplasm
the substance of a cell nucleus, especially that not forming part of a nucleolus.
Treasury
Official place where money is kept.
Secretary
Office assistant who handles day to day tasks like emails & answering phone
Officer responsible for keeping records
Immaculate
Perfectly clean & in order
Implore
To beg
Reluctantly
Hesitantly, not wanting to do it
Rebuke
To tell someone they did something wrong
Impeccable
Perfect, without flaw
Coif
Elaborate curl in hair
Putrid
Rotten foul extremely disgusting