unit9 Flashcards
adherent
(1) Someone who follows a leader, a party, or a profession. (2) One who believes in a particular philosophy or religion.
cohere
To hold together firmly as parts of the same mass.
incoherent
(1) Unclear or difficult to understand. (2) Loosely organized or inconsistent.
inherent
Part of something by nature or habit.
centrifugal
Moving outward from a center or central focus.
refuge
Shelter or protection from danger or distress, or a place that provides shelter or protection.
fugue
A musical form in which a theme is echoed and imitated by voices or instruments that enter one after another and interweave as the piece proceeds.
subterfuge
(1) A trick designed to help conceal, escape, or evade. (2) A deceptive trick.
cosmos
(1) The universe, especially when it is viewed as orderly and systematic. (2) Any orderly system that is complete in itself.
cosmology
(1) A theory that describes the nature of the universe. (2) A branch of astronomy that deals with the origin and structure of the universe.
microcosm
Something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger.
cosmopolitan
(1) Having international sophistication and experience. (2) Made up of persons, elements, or influences from many different parts of the world.
conscientious
(1) Governed by morality; scrupulous. (2) Resulting from painstaking or exact attention.
nescience
Lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance.
prescient
Having or showing advance knowledge of what is going to happen.
unconscionable
(1) Not guided by any moral sense; unscrupulous. (2) Shockingly excessive, unreasonable, or unfair.
juncture
(1) An important point in a process or activity. (2) A place where things join: junction.
adjunct
Something joined or added to another thing of which it is not a part.
disjunction
A break, separation, or sharp difference between two things.
conjunct
Bound together; joined, united.
bipartite
(1) Being in two parts. (2) Shared by two.
impartial
Fair and not biased; treating or affecting all equally.
participle
A word that is formed from a verb but used like an adjective.
partisan
(1) A person who is strongly devoted to a particular cause or group. (2) A guerrilla fighter.
mission
(1) A task that someone is given to do, especially a military task. (2) A task that someone considers an important duty.
missionary
A person undertaking a mission, and especially a religious missionary.
emissary
Someone sent out to represent another; an agent.
transmission
(1) The act or process of sending something from one point to another, especially sending electrical signals to a radio, television, computer, etc. (2) The gears by which the power is passed from the engine to the axle in a motor vehicle.
compel
(1) To force (someone) to do something. (2) To make (something) happen.
expel
(1) To drive or force out. (2) To force to leave, usually by official action.
impel
To urge or drive forward by strong moral force.
repel
(1) To keep (something) out or away. (2) To drive back.
