Word 5 Flashcards
Gumption
Noun
Spirited initiative 
Shrewd
Adjective
Showing sharp judgement 
Or piercingly cold
Pathological
Adjective
Caused by an illness or compulsive
Darwin’s theory
States that species change over time and new species come from
What already preexists
Syncopation
Noun
A variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music
Encumbered 
Verb
Restrict or burden something
Monetize
Verb
To Earn revenue from an asset
Premasticating
Verb
Pre-chewing 
Contentious
Adjective
Likely to cause an argument
Revile
Verb
Criticize in an abusive manner 
Verbatim
Adverb or adjective
Quoted in exactly the same words
Adjudicate
Verb
make a formal decision about a problem
Presupposition
Noun
I think tactically assumed beforehand
Discordance
Noun
A Lack of agreement
Vicissitudes
Noun
A change of circumstances typically unpleasant
Rarified
Adjective
Relating to air especially of high altitudes
or distance from the lives and concerns of people 
Consonance
Noun
Agreement between opinions
Or the recurrence of similar sounds
Consonant
Noun
The letters in the alphabet that are not vowels which block air by using your teeth tongue or lips
Interim
Noun or adjective
In the meantime
Firms 
Statute
Noun
A written law passed by legislative body
Legislative
Noun
The exercise of power to make rules
Promulgation
Preliminary
Adjective
An action done before in preparation for something more important 
According 
Adverb
As stated by
Or Depending on whether 
