Words Flashcards
a country that is ruled by a person with complete and total power.
autocracy
to change (a book, play, movie, etc) by removing parts that could offend people
bowdlerize
a mollusk with tentacles attached to its head, squid/octopus
cephalopod
difficult to understand
incoherent
the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person’s hand
chiropod
a job or position in which someone is paid to do little or no work. (my first job as a secretary was a sincere because all I did was play solitaire on my computer and paint my nails
sinecure
dull and ordinary (relating to things of the ordinary world)
mundane
extreme fear of pain
algophobia
relating to the South or southern regions of the globe
austral
a person who studies the science of human beings: especially: a person who studies human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture
anthropologist
a fossil bipedal (walks on two feet) primate with both apelike and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and lower Pleistocene deposits (circa 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa
australopithecus
lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity
erratic
sleep-inducing
somniferous
an underground place of burial
catacombs
a person who is paralyzed in both the arms and legs
quadriplegic
