Vocab List 6 Flashcards
adj.) Having cognizance or knowledge, aware of. Competent to deal judicially with a cause, crime, etc.
cognizant
Cognizant
adj.) Having cognizance or knowledge, aware of. Competent to deal judicially with a cause, crime, etc.
Provincial
adj.) Having or suggestive of the outlook, tastes, character, etc., associated with or attributed to inhabitants of a province or the provinces; esp. (depreciative) parochial or narrow-minded; lacking in education, culture, or sophistication
adj.) Having or suggestive of the outlook, tastes, character, etc., associated with or attributed to inhabitants of a province or the provinces; esp. (depreciative) parochial or narrow-minded; lacking in education, culture, or sophistication
provincial
Engulf
(v.) To swallow up in a gulf, abyss, or whirlpool; to plunge into a gulf; to plunge deeply and inextricably into a surrounding medium (often used figuratively)
(v.) To swallow up in a gulf, abyss, or whirlpool; to plunge into a gulf; to plunge deeply and inextricably into a surrounding medium (often used figuratively)
engulf
Moratorium
n.) A postponement, an agreed delay, a deliberate temporary suspension of some activity, etc. (freq. with on)
n.) A postponement, an agreed delay, a deliberate temporary suspension of some activity, etc. (freq. with on)
moratorium
Unfettered
adj.) Not confined or restrained by fetters. Chiefly in fig. use: Unrestrained, unrestricted
Concur
(v.) Of times, events, and circumstances: To fall, happen, or occur together; to coincide. To agree in opinion (with); To agree, accord in quality, character, etc.
(v.) Of times, events, and circumstances: To fall, happen, or occur together; to coincide. To agree in opinion (with); To agree, accord in quality, character, etc.
concur
Lament
v.) To express profound sorrow for or concerning; also, in mod. use, to feel sorrow for; to mourn for the loss of (a person); to bewail (an occurrence, etc.)
v.) To express profound sorrow for or concerning; also, in mod. use, to feel sorrow for; to mourn for the loss of (a person); to bewail (an occurrence, etc.)
lament
Degenerate
v.) To lose, or become deficient in, the qualities proper to the race or kind; to fall away from ancestral virtue or excellence; hence (more generally), to decline in character or qualities, become of a lower type. (n.) One who has lost, or has become deficient in, the qualities considered proper to the race or kind; a degenerate specimen; a person of debased physical or mental constitution. (Can also be used as an adj.)
v.) To lose, or become deficient in, the qualities proper to the race or kind; to fall away from ancestral virtue or excellence; hence (more generally), to decline in character or qualities, become of a lower type. (n.) One who has lost, or has become deficient in, the qualities considered proper to the race or kind; a degenerate specimen; a person of debased physical or mental constitution. (Can also be used as an adj.)
degenerate
Precipitate
(v.) To throw (a person) suddenly or violently into a particular state or condition, esp. an undesirable one. To cause (an event or series of events) to happen quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly; to hasten the occurrence of. More generally: to bring about, cause to happen
(v.) To throw (a person) suddenly or violently into a particular state or condition, esp. an undesirable one. To cause (an event or series of events) to happen quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly; to hasten the occurrence of. More generally: to bring about, cause to happen
precipitate
Repudiate
v.) To deny the truth or validity of (a charge, etc.); to reject as unfounded or inapplicable. To cast off, disown (a person or thing previously claimed as one’s own or associated with oneself)
v.) To deny the truth or validity of (a charge, etc.); to reject as unfounded or inapplicable. To cast off, disown (a person or thing previously claimed as one’s own or associated with oneself)
repudiate
Incorrigible
adj.) Incapable of being corrected or amended; bad or depraved beyond correction or reform: of persons, their habits, etc.
adj.) Incapable of being corrected or amended; bad or depraved beyond correction or reform: of persons, their habits, etc.
incorrigible
Antidote
A medicine given to counteract the influence of poison, or an attack of disease
A medicine given to counteract the influence of poison, or an attack of disease
antidote
Laxity
n.) Looseness of texture or cohesion; openness, uncompact structure or arrangement. Looseness or slackness in the moral and intellectual spheres; want of firmness, strictness, or precision
n.) Looseness of texture or cohesion; openness, uncompact structure or arrangement. Looseness or slackness in the moral and intellectual spheres; want of firmness, strictness, or precision
laxity
Inextricable
adj.) From which one cannot extricate oneself; esp. so intricate or complicated that no means of exit can be discovered
adj.) From which one cannot extricate oneself; esp. so intricate or complicated that no means of exit can be discovered
inextricable
Scintillate
(v.) To send forth sparks or little flashes of light; to sparkle, twinkle
(v.) To send forth sparks or little flashes of light; to sparkle, twinkle
scintillate
