Vocabulary 9 Flashcards
wunderking
n. one who excels in a difficult field at an early age
syn: prodigy
acumen
n. ability to discern or discriminate; shrewdness
syn: keenness; sharpness
ant: ignorance; naivee
nanotechnology
n. the use of single atoms and molecules to construct microscopic devices
notarize
v. to certify legally
piquant
adj. a strong, stimulating taste
syn: spicy; tangy a
ant: blandd
malodorous
adj. having an offeensive odor
syn: stinking
pungent
adj. a sharp taste; acrid
syn: sharp
ant: mild
erroneous
adj. incorrect; mistaken
syn: flawed
ant: correct
concurrent
adj. happening at the same time
syn: simultaneous
ant: conflicting; separate
negligible
adj. of llittle importance; insignificant
syn: unimportant; trifling
ant: significant; noteworthy
renage
v. to break a promise or obligation; revoke
syn: breach abandon
precept
n. a rule of action; a principle to live by
syn: law; axiom
visage
n. a face or facial expression
syn: countenance; features
irrevocable
adj. impossible to retract or revoke; irreversible
syn: permanent; unchangeable
impasse
n. a problem or predicament with no obvious resolution
syn: gridlock; stalemate;standoff
confute
v. to argue or point out error
syn: refute; disprove
ant: confirm; verify
meritorious
adj. deserving of an award or honor
syn: commendable; laudable; praiseworthy
ant: despicable; unworthy
mezzanine
n. the lowest balcony in a theater; a partial story between main stories in a building
tribulation
n. an affliction, trouble, or difficulte experience
syn: ordeal; harship
recumbent
adj. resting or lying down
syn: reclining
ant: upright
dynasty
n. a successiion of rulers from the same family or group
purport
v. to claim; to have or to give the false impression of being
syn: allege; claim; maintain
forte
n. an are of expertise or strength
syn: specialty; talent
ant: weakness
kleptomania
n. a continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive
