Vocab 481 - 500 Flashcards
Subterfuge
—noun
1) an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
Countenance
—noun
1) facial expression or look: a sad countenance.
—Related forms
coun·te·nanc·er, noun
un·coun·te·nanced, adjective
un·der·coun·te·nance, noun
Corrigible
—adjective
1) reformable or improvable: a corrigible criminal.
—Related forms
cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty, cor·ri·gi·ble·ness, noun
cor·ri·gi·bly, adverb
Splenetic
—adjective
1) irritable: a splenetic person.
—Related forms
sple·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·sple·net·ic, adjective
un·sple·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
Choleric
—adjective
1) extremely irritable.
—Related forms
chol·er·i·cal·ly, chol·er·ic·ly, adverb
chol·er·ic·ness, noun
non·chol·er·ic, adjective
un·chol·er·ic, adjective
Onomasticon
—noun
1) a list or collection of specialized names or terms.
Indemnify
—verb
1) to compensate for damage or loss.
—Related forms
in·dem·nif·i·ca·to·ry , adjective
in·dem·ni·fi·ca·tion, noun
Inequity
—noun
1) unfairness.
Peregrine
—adjective
1) foreign or coming from abroad.
—Related forms
per·e·grin·i·ty , noun
Crapulous
—adjective
1) suffering from excess in drinking or eating.
Prate
—verb
1) to babble pointlessly: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
—Related forms
prat·er, noun
prat·ing·ly, adverb
un·prat·ing, adjective
Apropos
—adverb
1) fitting: apropos remarks.
Foray
—noun
1) an initial venture: a successful foray into politics.
—Related forms
for·ay·er, noun
Protract
—verb
1) to prolong.
—Related forms
pro·tract·ed·ly, adverb pro·tract·ed·ness, noun pro·tract·i·ble, adjective pro·trac·tive, adjective o·ver·pro·tract, verb (used with object) un·pro·tract·ed, adjective un·pro·trac·tive, adjective
Cognomen
—noun
1) a nickname.
—Related forms
cog·nom·i·nal , adjective
cog·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb
Trite
—adjective
1) lacking in freshness or stale: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.
—Related forms
trite·ly, adverb trite·ness, noun un·trite, adjective un·trite·ly, adverb un·trite·ness, noun
Explication
—noun
1) an interpretation: He gave a brilliant explication of James Joyce’s book.
—Related forms
re·ex·pli·ca·tion, noun
self-ex·pli·ca·tion, noun
Concordant
—adjective
1) harmonious.
—Related forms
con·cord·ant·ly, adverb non·con·cord·ant, adverb non·con·cord·ant·ly, adverb un·con·cord·ant, adjective un·con·cord·ant·ly, adverb
Tempus Fugit
Latin.
1) time flies.
Poignant
—adjective
1) Emotionally moving or of mental appeal: a poignant scene.
—Related forms
poign·ant·ly, adverb
un·poign·ant, adjective
un·poign·ant·ly, adverb
