Unit Seven Flashcards
ancillary
(adj.) subordinate, subsidiary, (adj.) auxiliary, supplementary
elucidation
(n.) the act of explaining something or making something clear
engender
(v.) cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition), (v.) (archaic) (of a father) beget (offspring)
druid
(n.) a priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion
tacit
(adj.) understood or implied without being stated
boudoir
(n.) (historical) (humorous) a woman’s bedroom or private room
tzompantli
(n.) an Aztec ceremonial rack of skulls
candor
(n.) the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression, candidness, (n.) freedom from bias; fairness; impartiality, (n.) (obsolete) kindliness, (n.) (obsolete) purity
pugilism
(n.) (dated) (humorous) the profession or hobby of boxing
brevity
(n.) shortness of duration, especially shortness or conciseness of expression
ad hoc
(adv.) when necessary or needed; (adj.) created or done for a particular purpose as necessary
post hoc
(adv.) after the event; (adj.) occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows
haute
(adj.) fashionably elegant or high-class
levity
(n.) humor or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion, (n.) amusement or lack of seriousness
avaricious
(adj.) having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
miser
(n.) a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
confer
(v.) to exchange ideas on a particular subject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take, (v.) to give an official title, honor, or advantage to someone
petulant
(adj.) easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child, (adj.) easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child
platitude
(n.) a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
consortium
(n.) an association, typically of several business companies, (n.) (law) the right of association and companionship with one’s husband or wife
ad valorem
(adv.) in proportion to the estimated value of the goods or transaction concerned; (adj.) (of the levying of tax or customs duties) proportionate to the estimated value of the goods or transaction concerned
iridescent
(adj.) showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
cognomen
(n.) surname, especially the third of the usually three names of an ancient Roman, (n.) name, especially a distinguishing nickname or epithet
declaim
(v.) utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience
clemency
(n.) kindness when giving a punishment, (n.) an act of mercy by a person in authority toward someone who has committed a crime, esp. by reducing a punishment, (n.) (of weather) the quality of being pleasant or not severe
impugn
(v.) dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question
paramour
(n.) (old-use) (literary) the person you are having a romantic or sexual relationship with, but are not married to
latent
(adj.) present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed, (adj.) present, but not yet active, developed, or obvious
latency
(n.) the fact of being present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed, (n.) (computing) the delay between an instruction to transfer (= move) computer information and the information being transferred, for example over the internet