Vocab 461 - 480 Flashcards
Effloresce
—verb
1) to blossom.
Obliquity
—noun
1) being oblique, dishonest or immoral.
—Related forms
o·bliq·ui·tous, adjective
Axiom
—adjective
1) a self-evident truth.
—Related forms ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjective ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb non·ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjective non·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal, adjective non·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb un·ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjective un·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Scintillate
—verb
1) to emit sparks.
Immiscible
—adjective
1) incapable of being mixed.
Prelusive
—adjective
1) introductory.
Magnanimous
—adjective
1) forgiving and merciful: to be magnanimous toward one’s enemies.
—Related forms
mag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun un·mag·nan·i·mous, adjective un·mag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb un·mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun
Compunction
—noun
1) remorse.
—Related forms
com·punc·tion·less, adjective
Ad Hominem
—adjective
1) attacking an opponent’s character rather than answering his argument.
Grabble
—verb
1) to grope.
Hypothecate
—verb
1) to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
—Related forms
hy·poth·e·ca·tion, noun
hy·poth·e·ca·tor, noun
Tarantism
—noun
1) an uncontrollable impulse to dance.
A priori
—adjective
1) not based on prior study or examination: an a priori judgment.
—Related forms
a·pri·or·i·ty , noun
Mea Culpa
—Noun
1) through my fault (used as an acknowledgment of one’s responsibility).
Nudnik
—noun
1) a persistently boring pest.
Byzantine
—adjective
1) complex or intricate: a deal requiring Byzantine financing.
Pollyannaish
—adjective
1) unreasonably or illogically optimistic: some pollyannaish notions about world peace.
Schadenfreude
—noun
1) pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune.
Excoriate
—verb
1) berate severely: He was excoriated for his mistakes.
—Related forms
un·ex·co·ri·at·ed, adjective
Perchance
—adverb
1) perhaps.
