Unit 2 Flashcards by Linh Vu

convention

practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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filibuster

use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

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malleable

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

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adamant

uncompromising; unyielding

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interpolate

to insert; change by adding new words or material

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ephemeral

Short-lived: fleeting

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extraneous

not essential

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obviate

to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

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soliloquy

literary or dramatic speech by one character; not addressed to others

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sardonic

cynical, scornfully mocking

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supine

lying in the back; marked by lethargy

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homeostasis

automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

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credence

acceptance of something as true

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reverent

deep respect

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euphoria

feeling of extreme happiness

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poseur

person who affects an attitude to impress others

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expatriate

to send into exile

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austere

stern; unadorned; simple

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homogeneous

composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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caste

any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification

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confound

to baffle; perplex; mix up

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efficacy

effectiveness; efficiency

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sensuous

relating to the senses

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fallacious

based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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decorum

proper behavior

resolution

determination; resolve

fusion

union; synthesis

onerous

burdensome

condone

to overlook voluntarily; forgive

juxtapose

place side by side

metaphysics

a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

reprobate

morally unprincipled person

bovine

cowlike

cacophonous

unpleasant or harsh-sounding

existential

having to do with existence

hyperbole

purposeful exaggeration for effect

paleontology

study of past geological eras through fossil remains

enhance

to increase; improve

behemoth

huge creature; anything very large and powerful

profound

deep, not superficial

guileless

free of cunning or deceit; artless

rail

to scold with bitter or abusive language

sporadic

irregular

cozen

to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

purport

to profess, suppose, claim

insinuate

to suggest; say indirectly; imply

guise

outward appearance; false appearance

malign

to speak evil of

subsume

to include, incorporate

irresolute

unsure of how to act; weak

lassitude

lethargy; sluggishness

levity

light manner or attitude

secrete

produce and release substance into organism

indolent

habitually lazy; idle

flourish

en embellishment or ornamentation

satyr

a creature that is half-man, half-beast with the horns and legs of a goat

appellation

name

piety

devoutness

probity

honesty; high-mindness

hallowed

holy; sacred

spendthrift

person who spends money recklessly

libertine

one without moral restraint

evince

to show plainly; be an indication of

glib

fluent in an insincere way; offhand

quagmire

marsh, difficult situation

cataclysm

a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

mollify

to soothe

callous

thick-skinned; insensitive

egotistical

excessively self-centered; conceited

motley

many colored; made up of many parts

peremptory

imperative; leaving no choice

document

to provide with written evidence to support

flout

to treat scornfully

sundry

various

equable

steady; unvarying; serene

trepidation

fear and anxiety

burgeon

to grow and flourish

porous

full of holes; permeable to liquids

latent

dormant; potential not apparent

log

record of a voyage; record of daily activities

occult

relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

elicit

to provoke; draw out

penchant

inclination

linguistic

pertaining to language

stint

to be sparing

divest

to strip; deprive; rid

effervescence

state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubbling as gas escapes

megalomania

delusions of power or importance

stygian

dark and gloomy; hellish

vortex

whirlpool; center of turbulence

collage

artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements

equivocate

intentionally use vague language

fetter

to bind; confine

solicitous

concerned; attentive; eager

syllogism

a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion

accretion

growth in size or increase in amount

impecunious

poor; having no money

fissure

crevice

implacable

inflexible; incapable of being pleased or calmed down

Unit 2 Flashcards

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