WORD 4_>< Flashcards
aspersion
slander | calumny
androphobia
fear of men
somatic
of the body | corporal / -eal
flak
criticism | aspersion | calumny | excoriation | anti-aircraft guns
comely
Attractive | beautiful or handsome
stupefy
to stun | baffle | amaze
plumb
get to the root of
endodontics
dental speciality of pulp & root canal
odious
repulsive hateful
affiance
give to (in marriage) | assure by promise
berate
scold sharply | reproach | vituperate | upbraid
elicit
draw out
peruse
to examine with great care
exodontics
dental speciality of tooth extraction
expiation
The act of making amends for wrongdoing | atonement
avatar
incarnation | new personification of a familiar idea
contentious
argumentative | combative | quarrelsome | pugnacious | bellicose
recumbent
lying down | in a position of comfort or rest | reclining | decumbent
spurious
false; counterfeit
cardiology
study of heart
pry
get something | inquire too curiously
fluster
make nervous or confused
bagatelle
A trifle | unimportant
any of various games involving the rolling of balls into scoring areas
consternation
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
propitiatory
conciliatory appeasing mitigating
commodious
having plenty of space for what is needed
stymie
to hinder | obstruct or block
relapse
fall back again
verisimilitude
appearing TRUE or real
ulterior
situated beyond
fulgent
shining intensely | dazzling
deplete
use until none remains
osteopath
has interests in bones & blood vessels
proscribe
denounce as dangerous
compendium
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work | collection
imminent
likely to come or happen soon
abstruse
difficult to comprehend | obscure | esoteric | recondite
predilection
special liking | mental preference
repine
to be discontented, to fret
chastened
corrected punished
incursion
a raid | a sudden attack
enzyme
catalyst
epitome
summary | abstract | synopsis | prologue / standard example | paradigm
restive
refusing to move reluctant to be controlled
persiflage
light teasing | banter
avarice
greed | esp for wealth
adulation
excessive praise | flattery | sycophancy
victuals
stock or supply of foods
veneration
regard with deep respect
trite
repeated too often | banal | platitude | cliched | hackneyed
craven
cowardly person | pusillanimous
forage
food for horses and cattle
lien
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
cumbersome
burdensome heavy and awkward to carry
adiposity
the quality or state of being fat | obesity
systolic
Blood pressure during heart beat (maximum pressure exerted on the arteries). 90 - 120 mmHg. More important with age. Happens when left ventricles contracts.
diastolic
Blood pressure between heart beats (minimum pressure exerted on the arteries). 60 - 80 mmHg. More important in youth.
meant as a joke
jocular
slander | calumny
aspersion
to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate | sinuate
undulate
fear of men
androphobia
bearing in abundance especially offspring | intellectually productive
prolific
of the body
somatic
keep the memory of
commemorate
criticism | aspersion | calumny | excoriation | anti-aircraft guns
flak
brave
valorous
to stun | baffle | amaze
stupefy
get to the root of
plumb
not good enough | unable to have young ones without value
barren
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
wizened
voluntary | free
gratuitous
scent waving movement carry lightly through
waft
attention/give notice to
heed
repulsive hateful
odious
give to (in marriage) | assure by promise
affiance
scold sharply | reproach | vituperate | upbraid
berate
draw out
elicit
to examine with great care
peruse
dental speciality of tooth extraction
exodontics
the act of making amends for wrongdoing | atonement
expiation
incarnation | new personification of a familiar idea
avatar
being different in moral standards (from normal)
deviance
argumentative | combative | quarrelsome | pugnacious | bellicose
contentious
lying down | in a position of comfort or rest | reclining
recumbent
false; counterfeit
spurious
get something | inquire too curiously
pry
make nervous or confused
fluster
a trifle | unimportantany of various games involving the rolling of balls into scoring areas
bagatelle
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
consternation
conciliatory appeasing mitigating
propitiatory
having plenty of space for what is needed
commodious
to hinder | obstruct or block
stymie
fall back again
relapse
situated beyond
ulterior
shining intensely | dazzling
fulgent
use until none remains
deplete
has interests in bones & blood vessels
osteopath
denounce as dangerous
proscribe
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work | collection
compendium
difficult to comprehend | obscure | esoteric | recondite
abstruse
special liking | mental preference
predilection
to be discontented, to fret
repine
corrected punished
chastened
a raid | a sudden attack
incursion
summary | abstract | synopsis | prologue / standard example | paradigm
epitome
refusing to move reluctant to be controlled
restive
light teasing | banter
persiflage
greed | esp for wealth
avarice
excessive praise | flattery | sycophancy
adulation
stock or supply of foods
victuals
regard with deep respect
veneration
repeated too often | banal | platitude | cliched | hackneyed
trite
cowardly person | pusillanimous
craven
food for horses and cattle
forage
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
lien
the quality or state of being fat | obesity
adiposity
Blood pressure during heart beat (maximum pressure exerted on the arteries). 90 - 120 mmHg. More important with age. Happens when left ventricles contracts.
systolic
Blood pressure between heart beats (minimum pressure exerted on the arteries). 60 - 80 mmHg. More important in youth.
diastolic
flag
droop | sink | or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
