vocab Flashcards
senility ( senile )
having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties:
epithets
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned:
“the monarch is often known by the epithet “the Great.”
indweller
be permanently present in
immutable
unchanging over time or unable to be changed:
“an immutable fact”
imperative
giving an authoritative command; peremptory:
“the bell pealed again, a final imperative call”
wretch
an unfortunate or unhappy person:
slough
a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity:
Contemplation
the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time:
ubiquitous
present, appearing, or found everywhere:
contingency
something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further
parochial
showing interest only in a narrow range of matters, especially those that directly affect yourself, your town, or your country”3.
reticent
inclined to keep their thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to themselves
emanates
originate from; be produced by:
desires can never be satiated by the gratification of desires, the more they are enjoyed the more they grow
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Verily, there exists no purifier on earth equal to Knowledge. A man who becomes perfect in yoga finds it within himself in course of time.
No purifier on earth-It is by Knowledge that sins are destroyed, as also ignorance, which is their cause.
Perfect in yoga-Through the performance of selfless duty and the practice of contemplation.
preamble
An introduction to a text.
The preamble of the international health organization summarizes the group’s purpose.
The word preface is a common synonym, though it usually
refers to an introduction to a book, whereas preamble refers to an
introduction to a formal document.
presage
To indicate something (usually bad) is about to happen.
The sudden loss of jobs presaged an economic downturn.
prescient
Having knowledge of something before it happens.
Kevin was so prescient—predicting the winners of the last five World Series
—that his friends joked he was psychic.
predilection
A special fondness.
precipitate
Rash, acting without thinking
predicate
To be based on.
expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress:
rhetorically
eloquent
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing:
remnant
a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount:
-unmitigated
absolute; unqualified: complete, often describing something bad or unsuccessful that has no good or positive points:
imperium
absolute power:
abundantly (extremely)
in large quantities; plentifully:
precedent
Something that sets an example for how things are done in the future.
The teacher told the student that if she let him turn in his homework late, it
would set a precedent for the rest of the class to do the same.
pretentious
Acting more important than others by pretending to know more.
After returning from Europe, Dwight behaved in a pretentious way, speaking
with a foreign accent and telling all his friends they had no idea what they
were missing.
pretense
an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true:
He finally dropped the pretense that everything was fine and began listing his
complaints.
predecessor
One that comes before, often a person who previously held a position
before passing it on to someone else.
precursor
Something that comes before another; used only for things, not for
people.
pretext
a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason
Precocious
means exceptionally early in development or occurrence
preclude
To make it impossible for something to happen.
felony
(an example of) serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison
Eponyms
words that are derived, or taken, from the name of a
person, place, or thing either real or fictional.
