Vocabulary 6 Flashcards
Pharisaism
(noun)
the doctrine or practices of the Pharisees, especially strict observance of the traditional and written law.
“Paul became a convert from Pharisaism”
the quality of being self-righteous or hypocritical.
“to place a heavier expectation on others than on ourselves is Pharisaism”
prospective
(adjective)
expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future.
“she showed a prospective buyer around the house”
likely to happen at a future date.
“a meeting to discuss prospective changes in government legislation”
correspondence
(noun)
a close similarity, connection, or equivalence.
“there is a simple correspondence between the distance of a focused object from the eye and the size of its image on the retina”
communication by exchanging letters, emails, or other messages.
“I entered into detailed correspondence with him on the problem, but nothing ever came of it”
kin
(noun, adjective)
one’s family and relations.
“many elderly people have no kin to turn to for assistance”
(of a person) related.
“he was kin to the brothers”
akin
(adjective)
of similar nature or character.
“something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her”
related by blood.
“my parents were akin, probably half cousins”
imperceptibly
(adverb)
in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.
“the corners of her mouth rose almost imperceptibly”
discern
(verb)
recognize or find out.
“I can discern no difference between the two policies”
distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.
“she could faintly discern the shape of a skull”
grope
(verb)
search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.
“she groped for her spectacles”
fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure roughly or clumsily, or without the person’s consent.
“I don’t want strangers groping me”
hierarchy
(noun)
A hierarchy is an arrangement of items that are represented as being “above”, “below”, or “at the same level as” one another.
endeavour
(verb, noun)
try hard to do or achieve something.
“he is endeavouring to help the Third World”
an attempt to achieve a goal.
“an endeavour to reduce serious injury”
ad nauseam
(adverb)
used to refer to the fact that something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.
“the phrase he repeated ad nauseam”
weal
(noun, verb)
a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.
“she slapped his cheek and a bright red weal sprang up on it”
mark with a weal.
“his neck was wealed and raw”
beguile
(verb)
charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.
“he beguiled the voters with his good looks”
help (time) pass pleasantly.
“to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema”
exigency
(noun)
an urgent need or demand.
“women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it”
evade
(verb)
escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.
“friends helped him to evade capture for a time”
(of an abstract thing) elude (someone).
“sleep still evaded her”
avoid giving a direct answer to (a question).
“he denied evading the question”
Axiology
(noun)
The philosophical study of value. It includes questions about the nature and classification of values and about what kinds of things have value.
abide
(verb)
accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
“I said I would abide by their decision”
be able to tolerate (someone or something).
“if there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline”
polarity
(noun)
the property of having poles or being polar.
“it exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle”
the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects.
“the polarity between male and female”
insurmountable
(adjective)
too great to be overcome.
“an insurmountable problem”
tantamount
(adjective)
equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
“the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt”
