Vocabulary Quiz #1 Flashcards
Affliction
something that causes pain and mental suffering, especially a medical condition.
Afflicted
grievously affected especially by disease
Conflict
a fight or disagreement between two or more people that can sometimes last a long time.
Conflicting
in disagreement
Inflicting
the action of forcing something unpleasant
Ascription
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
Description
a statement that represents something in words
Manuscript
the form of a literary work submitted for publication
Prescription
available only with a doctor’s written prescription
Subscription
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
Transcript
written or printed version of material originally presented in another way.
Catalog
listing of words
Monologue
words of one person
Dialogue
words between people
Prologue
words during the introduction of a book
Epilogue
words during the ending of the book, when the main story has been completed
Biology
study of life
Propose
When you propose something, you offer an idea or suggestion in the hope that it is accepted
Composure
When someone exhibits composure, they remain calm—even in difficult times or conditions.
Decomposition
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
Disposal
the power to use something or someone
Expose
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
Oppose(d)
be against
Sequence
A sequence of actions is the order in which those actions take place.
Sequester(ed)
If you sequester someone, you keep them separate from other people
Prequel
a movie or book whose plot or events precede that of another
Sequel
something that follows something else
Inconsequential
unimportant or of little to no significance.
Segue
If a song, idea, or activity segues into another song, idea, or activity, it changes smoothly into it or is followed immediately by it without any stops or breaks.
Disburse
To pay out money from a large amount specifically collected
Disquiet
To feel worried or nervous
Discursive
including a lot information that is not relevant to the main subject
Disingenuous
someone who is dishonest in what they say or do
Disparate
things that are clearly different from each other and belong to different groups or classes.
Indiscreet(ly)
Someone that does things in public that should only be done in private.
abnormal
not normal
absent
not at a place
abdicate
royalty or someone in power choosing to not be in power anymore
abduct
to take away
absolutely
confident, no doubt
abrasive
scraping away at something
Accept
to agree
Except
not including
Exceptional(ly)
to be very good at something
Deception
causing someone to believe a lie
Perceptive
taking a good look at the place around you
Intercept
to cut someone off or hear pieces of information
Compassion
being nice to someone
Compare
finding how things are similar and different
Compact
things that are packed together and take up little space
Combative
wanting to constantly disagree with someone or something
Compete
trying to win against someone or something
Compliance
acting according to certain accepted standards
