Vocab Lesson 10 Flashcards
crescendo
a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music
near the end of the song the orchestra played a dramatic crescendo, leading a large round of applause.
excrescence
abnormal growth or outgrowth
the man had an excrescence: he had 6 fingers on both of his hands.
beneficence
doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.
the act of beneficence from the kind lady warmed his cold heart, encouraging him to be nice to others in return.
efficacious
effective as a means or remedy
the medicine was extremely efficacious as it cleared my nose and halted my runny nose, relieving me of all my cold symptoms in general.
facile
acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent.
he played the viola with near inhuman facile, awing all audience members listening to him.
facsimile
an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.
the orchestra teacher passed out multiple facsimiles of the original piece of classical music to the musicians.
fetish
an object believed to possess magical power.
she carried the charm to the science test, believing that it was a legitimate fetish that would give her good luck.
faction
- a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government.
in divergent there are 4 factions that consist of people with varying personalities.
- conflict within an organization or nation
mollify
to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling
i attempted to mollify my mother after going home after curfew by offering to do extra house chores.
context
- the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
i was able to make an assumption on the unfamiliar word’s definition by looking at its context.
- the circumstances surrounding an event or situation
pretext
a false reason put forward to conceal the true one
under the pretext of using the restroom, i was able to escape a tardy in class.
accrue
to come as a natural increase or advantage
the amount of talent accrued as the violinist continued practicing for long periods of time every day
