Vocab Lesson 2 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

a bandit, one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest

A

brigand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

complete freedom or authority to act

A

carte blanche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

expressing extreme contempt

A

contemptuous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world

A

cosmopolitan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

a ritual reciting of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect

A

incantation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

A

metamorphosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

A

nomenclature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

marked by blithe unconcern

A

nonchalent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

excessively abundant

A

rife

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

an indication that something has been present

A

vestige

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly