Vocabulary Flashcards
Indolent
wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
“they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure”
ardent
showing or having warmth of feeling
think arson; ardor means “to burn”
suffix -ent means “doing a certain action”
an ardent person burns with passion
argent
silver; silvery white
countenance
a person’s face or facial expression
charisma
compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others
credulous
having or showing too great a readiness to believe things
think gullible, naive, impressionable
incredulous
(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something
sacrosanct
(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
equivocate
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
ponderous
weighty
assiduous
showing great care and perseverance
dilligent; careful; meticulous; thorough
sedulous
(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
solicitous
characterized by or showing interest or concern.
adduce
verb: cite as evidence
fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
gendarme
an armed police officer in France and other French-speaking countries.
hirsute
hairy.
palpable
capable of being touched or felt
auspicious
conducive to success; favorable.
gambol
run or jump about playfully.
Assignation
an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers
indigenous
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
delirious
in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
homophone
a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling
exasperate
annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem
austere
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
lexicon
a dictionary, especially of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic.
Macadamize
make or cover with macadam;
macadam: broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen.
embroilment
an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
Messieurs
a title or form of address used of or to a French-speaking man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
obstreperous
noisy and difficult to control.
Colloquy
a conversation.
velour
a plush woven fabric resembling velvet, chiefly used for soft furnishings, casual clothing, and hats
Coquette
a woman who flirts
Declamatory
vehement or impassioned in expression.
Dilatory
tending or intended to cause delay
intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: dilatory strategy
telemetry
automatically collects, transmits and measures data from remote sources, using sensors and other devices to collect data
Dilettante
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge; amateur; nonspecialist
Effervesce
(of a liquid) give off bubbles.
abrogate
repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement);
or
evade (a responsibility or duty
tepid
especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm
or
showing little enthusiasm.
acquit
free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
altimeter
an instrument for determining altitude attained, especially a barometric or radar device used in an aircraft.
barometer
an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
spectrometer
an apparatus used for recording and measuring spectra, especially as a method of analysis
spectra
a band of colors, as seen in a rainbow, produced by separation of the components of light by their different degrees of refraction according to wavelength.
sphygmomanometer
an instrument for measuring blood pressure, typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff which is applied to the arm and connected to a column of mercury next to a graduated scale, enabling the determination of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by increasing and gradually releasing the pressure in the cuff.
vector
a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another
or (having to do with aircraft)
direct (an aircraft in flight) to a desired point.
maginitude:the great size or extent of something.
pathology
the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes
geophysics
the physics of the earth.
nimbus
a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint
corona
ANATOMY
a part of the body resembling or likened to a crown.
or
ASTRONOMY
the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun’s corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse, when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disk of the moon.
fervent
having or displaying a passionate intensity.
trowel
a small handheld tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster.
micrometer
a gauge that measures small distances or thicknesses between its two faces, one of which can be moved away from or toward the other by turning a screw with a fine thread
scaler
a person or thing that scales
peck
A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 dry gallons, or 10-12 pounds
plangent
(of a sound) loud, reverberating, and often melancholy
contemptable
deserving contempt; despicable
