Traction-veneral vocab Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

the friction that allows a moving object to move over a surface without slipping

A

traction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

to pull back
to take back

A

retract

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

drawn out, continued

A

protracted

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

not easily handled, led, or taught

A

intractable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

tending to promote, encourage

A

conducive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

subtraction
reaching of conclusion by reasoning

A

deduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

persuade
bring about

A

induce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

temptation to sin (sex)
attraction or charm

A

seduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

arranged in order
following a series

A

sequential

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

following in time or order

A

subsequent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

resulting
important

A

consequential

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

a statement that doesn’t follow logically from anything said

A

non sequitur

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

harmonius, ordered

A

Apollonian

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

orgiastic

A

bacchanalian

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

unclear, confusing

A

delphic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

delirious

A

Dionysian

17
Q

jolly, good-natured

A

jovial

18
Q

rapid and unpredictable mood changes

A

mercurial

19
Q

lofty, superior

A

Olympian

20
Q

having to do with sex or diseases transmitted with it

A

venereal