Vocabulary Flashcards
Cognizable
/ˈkɒ(ɡ)nɪzəb(ə)l/
adjective
1.FORMAL
perceptible; clearly identifiable.
2.LAW
within the jurisdiction of a court.
“a cognizable claim”
Touting
/taʊt/
verb
gerund or present participle: touting
1.Attempt to persuade people of the merits of.
“she was touted as a potential Prime Minister”
Connivance
/kəˈnʌɪv(ə)ns/
noun
willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act.
“this infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials”
Erring
/ˈəːrɪŋ/
adjective
having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong.
“the strictest possible action should be taken against the erring officials”
Indigenously
/ĭn-dĭj′ə-nəs’/
adjective
- Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region.
- Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place
Envisage
/ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ,ɛnˈvɪzɪdʒ/
verb
contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
“the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers”
Tranche
/trɑːnʃ/
noun
a portion of something, especially money.
“they released the first tranche of the loan”
Multilateralism
/ˌmʌltɪˈlat(ə)r(ə)lɪz(ə)m/
noun
the principle of participation by three or more parties, especially by the governments of different countries.
Hegemonic
/ˌhɛdʒɪˈmɒnɪk,ˌhɛɡɪˈmɒnɪk/
adjective
ruling or dominant in a political or social context.
“the bourgeoisie constituted the hegemonic class”
Hiatus
/hʌɪˈeɪtəs/
noun
a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.
“there was a brief hiatus in the war with France”
Albeit
Though, Although.
Conscription
is the mandatory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service.
Buttressed
increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce.
Irreverence
/ɪˈrɛv(ə)r(ə)ns/
a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.
“an attitude of irreverence towards politicians”
Myopic
lacking foresight or intellectual insight.
Vouchsafe
Reveal or disclose
Trove
A store of valuable or delightful things
Feudatories
A person who owns land under the feudal system
A feudal system (also known as feudalism) is a type of social and political system in which landholders provide land to tenants in exchange for their loyalty and service
Erstwhile
Formerly, former
Public impetus
A driving force, Incentive/stimulus
Bifurcation
the division of something into two branches or parts.
Agitated
Upset
Suo Moto
relating to an action taken by a court of its own accord, without any request by the parties involved.
Flouted
Mock, openly disregard a law
Millennium
A thousand years
BCE
Before the common era
In-situ
(Situated) In the original place
Le corbusier
Swiss-French architect
Evangelisation
to preach the Christian gospel to. 2. to convert to Christianity. 3. to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist
Nalanda
Buddhist monastic university in Magada
Manichaeism
dualistic religious movement founded in Persia in the 3rd century ce by Mani, who was known as the “Apostle of Light” and supreme “Illuminator.”
Nestorianism
Nestorianism is a polysemic term, used in Christian theology and Church history as a designation for several mutually related but doctrinarily distinctive sets of teachings.
Nestorianism is the Christian doctrine that Jesus existed as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, or Logos, rather than as a unified person. This doctrine is identified with Nestorius (386–451), patriarch of Constantinople.
Virulent
(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
Bitterly hostile -
“his involvement with the temperance movement led to his virulent attack on the drink trade”
Nomenclature
the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.
Taxonomic
the practice and science of categorization or classification
Reuters
News agency company
Wistfully
With a feeling of vague or regretful longing
- “he smiled wistfully as he spoke of her”
Ruggedised
designed or improved to be hard-wearing or shock-resistant.
“ruggedized computers suitable for use on the battlefield”
Reconnaissance
military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
“an excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance”
preliminary surveying or research.
“conducting client reconnaissance”
modularity
the quality of consisting of separate parts that, when combined, form a complete whole:
A system lacks modularity when a tweak to one of its components affects the functioning of others.
Plethora
a large or excessive amount of something.
“a plethora of committees and subcommittees”
MEDICINE
an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.
Relaxado en persona
Relaxado en persona (modern spelling: relajado en persona was a Spanish legal phrase, literally meaning “relaxed in person”, meaning “transferred to the secular authorities”,[1] an euphemism for “burnt at the stake” in the records of the Spanish Inquisition
modal
relating to mode or form as opposed to substance.
GRAMMAR
of or denoting the mood of a verb.
relating to a modal verb.
STATISTICS
relating to a value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data.
MUSIC
of or denoting music using melodies or harmonies based on modes other than the ordinary major and minor scales.
LOGIC
(of a proposition) in which the predicate is affirmed of the subject with some qualification, or which involves the affirmation of possibility, impossibility, necessity, or contingency.
Truncated
shortened in duration or extent.
“his truncated career”
without its top or end section.
“a truncated pyramid”
Fallacy
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
“the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy”
Failure in reasoning
proliferation
rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
“a continuing threat of nuclear proliferation”
growth/multiplication
Dissent
the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
- “two members dissented from the majority”
Unbridled
uncontrolled; unconstrained.
“a moment of unbridled ambition”
Repealed
revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).
“the legislation was repealed five months later”
Promulgate
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
“these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization”
put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation.
“in January 1852 the new Constitution was promulgated”
Trawled
search thoroughly.
“the Home Office trawled through twenty-five-year-old confidential files”
concurrence
the fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time.
“the incidental concurrence of two separate tumours”
agreement or consistency.
“delays can be avoided by arriving at political concurrence at the start”
echelon
a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
“the upper echelons of the business world”
catalyst
a person or thing that precipitates an event.
“the prime minister’s speech acted as a catalyst for debate”
bestiality
1.
savagely cruel or depraved behaviour.
“there seems no end to the bestiality of men”
2.
sexual intercourse between a person and an animal.
atrophy
gradually decline in effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect.
“the imagination can atrophy from lack of use”
intrinsic
belonging naturally; essential.
“access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life”
Gastronomy
the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food.
the cooking of a particular area.
“traditional American gastronomy”
cohesion
the action or fact of forming a united whole.
“the work at present lacks cohesion”
ethos
the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations.
Embarking
go on board a ship or aircraft.
“he embarked for India in 1817”
begin (a course of action).
“she embarked on a new career”
Thaw
make or become friendlier or more cordial.
“she thawed out sufficiently to allow a smile to appear”
become liquid or soft as a result of warming up.
“the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital”
