Vocabulary Quiz 13 Flashcards
Augur
(v. ) To prognosticate from signs or omens; to divine, forebode, anticipate. Of
things: to betoken, portend, give promise of (augured from)
Innate
(adj.) Existing in a person (or organism) from birth; belonging to the original or essential constitution (of body or mind); inborn, native, natural.
Exculpate
(v.) To free from guilt or blame. To clear from accusation.
Malignant
(adj.) Now chiefly (of a neoplasm): having the property of uncontrolled
growth, with loss of differentiation, invasion and destruction of local tissue, and (often) metastasis to
distant sites. Characterized by intense ill will; keenly desirous of the suffering or misfortune of
others
Propinquity
(n.) Nearness or closeness in space; neighborhood, proximity.
Nearness in blood or relationship; close kinship. Nearness in nature, association, etc.
Talisman
(n.) Any object held to be endowed with magic virtue; a charm.
Irrefragable
(adj.) That cannot be refuted or disproved; incontrovertible,
incontestable, indisputable, irrefutable, undeniable. Of persons: Obstinate, inflexible, stubborn.
Obeisance
(n.) Freq. in to do (also make, pay) obeisance (to). Homage or submission
to a person in authority; deference towards an acknowledged superior; respectfulness of manner or
bearing. (obeisance TO)
Effluence
(n. ) A flowing out (esp. of light, electricity, magnetism, etc.); also transf. a
(tumultuous) streaming forth (of men).
Effervescent
(adj.) Bubbling. Vivacious; lively; sparkling.
Audacity
(n.) Boldness, daring, intrepidity; confidence. Daring originality.
Repugnance
(n. ) Strong dislike, distaste, antipathy, or aversion (to or against a
thing) ; an instance of this.
Nugatory
(adj.) Trifling, negligible; of no intrinsic value or importance; worthless.
Avarice
(n.) Greedy, Inordinate desire of acquiring and hoarding wealth; greediness of gain,
cupidity.
Pedantic
(adj.) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a pedant; exaggeratedly or absurdly
learned.
