Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
D: peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant
Bilious
D: closely related in origin, essential nature, or function;
such a person or thing
Cognate
D: A proposition that follows from one already proven;
a natural consequence or results; resultant or consequent
Corollary
D: a blind alley or dead-end street;
any situation in which further progress is impossible;
an impasse
Cul-de-sac
D: valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits
(often used to poke fun at false heroics)
Derringer-do
D: The art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge
Divination
D: A potion once though capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely; a panacea; a sweet liquid used as a vehicle in medicines
Elixir
D: foolish talk,ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle
Folderol
D: an entire range or series
Gamut
D: A common people, the masses
Hoi Polloi
D: Not expressible in words; too great or too sacred to be uttered
Ineffable
D: Laborious study or thought, especially at night ; the result of such work
Lucubration
D: relating to or designed to assist the memory; a device to aid the memory
Mnemonic
D: public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure; the disgrace resulting from such treatment
Obloquy
D: A determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary
Parameter
