unit 2 vocab Flashcards
travesty
an inferior imitation or likeness
diapason
a burst of sound
scission
a division or split in a group or union
expatiate
to speak or write at length or in detail
grandiloquent
a lofty or bombastic style in language
Ponzi scheme
an investment swindle
collywobbles
a bellyache
nettle
to arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger
jackanapes
a saucy or mischievous child
fortuitous
fortunate or lucky
sprachgefühl
an intuitive sense of what is linguistically appropriate
askew
out of line; awry
pseudonym
a fictious name; especially a pen name
divagate
to wander or stray from a course or subject: diverge or digress
marplot
one who frustrates or ruins a plan by meddling
consequential
following as a result or effect
rescind
to take back: cancel
quietus
something that quiets or represses
incarcerate
to subject to confinement
enmity
positive, active & typically mutual hatred
hortative
giving exhortation: advisory
vulnerary
used for or useful in healing wounds
obdurate
resistance to persuasion or softening influences
futile
serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective
smorgasbord
a luncheon or supper buffet
cocooning
the practice of spending leisure time at home in preference to going out
emollient
something that softens or soothes
peccant
guilty of a moral offense: sinning
upbraid
to criticize severely: find fault with
roustabout
A person who does heavy labor
cryptic
Meant to be puzzling or mysterious
extirpate
To destroy completely; wipeout
palmy
Marked by prosperity; flourishing
Sempternal
I’ve never ending duration; eternal
garderobe
a privy or toilet
disabuse
To free from error, fallacy, or misconception
Thesaurus
a treasury or store house
Crescent
Marked by an increase
Nyctalopia
night blindness
prescience
human anticipation of the course of events; foresight
bonhomie
Good-natured easy friendliness
Ascetic
Practicing script self denial as a measure of personal discipline
Impunity
Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm or loss
Scintilla
Spark or trace
Dubious
Of doubtful promise or outcome
Fugitive
Something elusive or hard to find
nimiety
Excess or redundancy
Pantheon
A group of illustrious people
Biofuel
A fuel (as wood or ethanol) composed of biological raw material
Mash
An intense and usually passing infatuation
Ultima
The last syllable of a word
Langue
Language viewed abstractly
alley oop
A basketball play
fissiparous
Tending to break up into parts
Passel
a large number or amount
Truculent
Feeling or displaying ferocity