Vocab 381 - 400 Flashcards
Analgesia
—noun
1) the absence or reduction of pain.
Aerie
—noun
1) the nest or home in a high located.
Contumacious
—adjective
1) rebellious.
—Related forms
con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb con·tu·ma·cious·ness, con·tu·mac·i·ty , noun non·con·tu·ma·cious, adjective non·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb non·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun un·con·tu·ma·cious, adjective un·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb un·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun
Credulous
—adjective
1) gullible.
—Related forms
cred·u·lous·ly, adverb cred·u·lous·ness, noun non·cred·u·lous, adjective non·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb non·cred·u·lous·ness, noun o·ver·cred·u·lous, adjective o·ver·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb o·ver·cred·u·lous·ness, noun un·cred·u·lous, adjective un·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb un·cred·u·lous·ness, noun
Decorous
—adjective
1) dignified
—Related forms
dec·o·rous·ly, adverb dec·o·rous·ness, noun non·dec·o·rous, adjective non·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb non·dec·o·rous·ness, noun un·dec·o·rous, adjective un·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb un·dec·o·rous·ness, noun
Droll
—adjective
1) oddly humorous.
—Related forms
droll·ness, noun
drol·ly, adverb
Encomium
—noun
1) high praise: An encomium by the president greeted the returning hero.
Ethos
— noun
1) the guiding beliefs of a group.
Fatuous
—adjective
1) obnoxiously foolish
—Related forms
fat·u·ous·ly, adverb
fat·u·ous·ness, noun
Hermetic
— adjective
1) airtight.
— Related forms
un·her·met·ic, adjective
Implacable
—adjective
1) unyielding: an implacable enemy.
—Related forms
im·plac·a·bil·i·ty, im·plac·a·ble·ness, noun
im·plac·a·bly, adverb
Inveterate
—adjective
1) habitual: an inveterate gambler.
—Related forms
in·vet·er·ate·ly, adverb
in·vet·er·ate·ness, noun
Malediction
—noun
1) a verbal curse
—Related forms
mal·e·dic·tive, mal·e·dic·to·ry , adjective
un·mal·e·dic·tive, adjective
un·mal·e·dic·to·ry, adjective
Missive
—noun
1) a letter.
Mollify
—verb
1) pacify.
—Related forms
mol·li·fi·ca·tion, noun mol·li·fi·er, noun mol·li·fy·ing·ly, adverb mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective re·mol·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·mol·li·fied, re·mol·li·fy·ing. un·mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective un·mol·li·fied, adjective un·mol·li·fy·ing, adjective
Myopic
—adjective
1) shortsighted
—Related forms
my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·my·op·ic, adjective
non·my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·my·op·ic, adjective
Palliate
—verb
1) alleviate.
—Related forms
pal·li·a·tion, noun
pal·li·a·tor, noun
non·pal·li·a·tion, noun
un·pal·li·at·ed, adjective
Redress
—verb
1) to set right.
—Related forms
re·dress·a·ble, re·dress·i·ble, adjective
re·dress·er, re·dres·sor, noun
un·re·dress·a·ble, adjective
Repast
—noun
1) a meal: to eat a light repast.
Victual
—noun
1) food supplies.
—Related forms
vict·ual·less, adjective re·vict·ual, verb, re·vict·ualed, verb re·vict·ual·ing, verb re·vict·ualled, verb un·vic·tualed, adjective un·vic·tualled, adjective vict·ualed, verb vict·ual·ing, verb vict·ualled, verb vict·ual·ling, verb
