unit17 Flashcards
animated
(1) Full of life; lively, vigorous, active. (2) Seeming or appearing to be alive.
magnanimous
(1) Showing a lofty and courageous spirit. (2) Generous and forgiving.
animosity
Ill will or resentment.
inanimate
(1) Not alive; lifeless. (2) Not lively; dull.
figurative
(1) Representing form or figure in art. (2) Saying one thing in terms normally meaning or describing another thing.
configuration
An arrangement of parts or elements; shape, design.
effigy
An image of a person, especially a crude representation of a hated person.
figment
Something made up or imagined.
annuity
Money that is payable yearly or on some regular basis, or a contract providing for such payment.
superannuated
(1) Outworn, old-fashioned, or out-of-date. (2) Forced to retire because of old age or infirmity.
millennium
(1) A period of time lasting 1,000 years, or the celebration of a 1,000-year anniversary. (2) A period of great happiness and perfection on earth.
perennial
(1) Continuing to grow for several years. (2) Enduring or continuing without interruption.
coeval
Having the same age or lasting the same amount of time; contemporary.
longevity
(1) A long duration of life. (2) Length of life; long continuance.
medieval
(1) Relating to the Middle Ages of European history, from about A.D. 500 to 1500. (2) Extremely out-of-date.
primeval
(1) Having to do with the earliest ages; primitive or ancient. (2) Existing from the beginning.
corporeal
Having or relating to a physical body; substantial.
corpulent
Having a large, bulky body; obese.
corporal
Relating to or affecting the body.
incorporate
(1) To blend or combine into something already existing to form one whole. (2) To form or form into a corporation.
tact
The ability to deal with others without offending them.
tactile
(1) Able to be perceived by touching. (2) Relating to the sense of touch.
tangential
Touching lightly; incidental.
tangible
Able to be perceived, especially by touch; physical, substantial.
codex
A book in handwritten form, especially a book of Scripture, classics, or ancient texts.
codicil
(1) An amendment or addition made to a will. (2) An appendix or supplement.
codify
To arrange according to a system; classify.
decode
(1) To put a coded message into an understandable form. (2) To find the underlying meaning of; decipher.
signify
(1) To be a sign of something; to mean something. (2) To show or make known, especially by a sign.
insignia
A badge of authority or honor; a distinguishing sign or mark.
signatory
A person or government that signs an agreement with others; especially a government that agrees with others to abide by a signed agreement.
signet
(1) A seal used instead of a signature to give personal or official authority to a document. (2) A small engraved seal, often in the form of a ring.
