Test #8 Flashcards
abject
ADJ; miserable, hopeless, humiliating “After his wife died, he was an abject man.”
Affluence
NOUN; wealth; richness “When the economy crashed, many people of affluence became poor.”
arbitrary
adj; random having unlimited power, unrestricted “arbitrary rule by King and bishops has been made impossible”
cognizant
(adj.) aware, knowledgeable “Since you have never had a baby, there is no way you could be cognizant of labor pains”
compulsory
required; mandatory “Because education is not compulsory in all countries, there are many children who do not attend school”
destitute
ADJ: extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter “Even though I grew up in a destitute family, it did not stop me from attending an Ivy League school”
fortuitous
(adj.) lucky, by chance “Mark proved to be fortuitous by selecting all six winning lotto numbers”
disseminate
to scatter or spread widely “After the presidential election, it would not take long for the media to disseminate the results to living rooms around the world.”
impeccable
flawless, in the cable of sin “Without a scratch, this car is in impeccable condition!”
impervious
incapable of being affected “Jane’s love of shopping seems to have made her brain impervious to the idea of saving money.
insatiable
incapable of being satisfied “A teenage boy’s insatiable hunger always makes the parents wonder how he can eat so much food and still want more.”
oscillate
to move back and forth “The musician watched the metronome oscillate back and forth, using it to keep himself from playing too quickly.”
prerogative
NOUN -a special right or privilege “The princess felt it was her prerogative to always walk in front of everyone else”
stringent
adj; strict, severe “was so happy to move out of my parents’ house and escape their stringent rules.
truncate
VERB; to shorten “Although the director loved all of his film footage, he had to truncate the movie so its runtime would be less than forty-five minutes.”
unobtrusive
ADJ- not noticeable “Because Mark was not one for socializing, he tried to make himself unobtrusive at the party.”
unscrupulous
(adj.) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles “The unscrupulous drug company lied about the benefits of its new drug”
Antithesis
Direct opposite “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Syllogism
A form of deductive reasoning consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. “All mammals are animals. All elephants are mammals. Therefore, all elephants are animals.”
Deductive Reasoning
general to specific All human beings are mortal.
Socrates is a human being. Socrates is mortal.
Inductive Reasoning
specific to general “Everyone I’ve met from
Cranbrook is a snob. Millicent is from Cranbrook.She must be a snob.”
