Words Flashcards
A person skilled in foreign languages.
linguist
A state of confused and noisy disturbance.
commotion
sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).
circumnavigate
overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
inundate
a change in the form of a word
inflection
the ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign’s consort.
coronation
(of rocks or minerals) containing gold.
auriferous
unable to read or write.
illiterate
attempt to explain or justify
rationalize
interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
symbiosis
a difference in level or treatment
disparity
corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
commensurate
bitterness or ill feeling.
acrimony
representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
quintessential
a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.
sociopath
egg-shaped
oviform
impairment in the production of speech resulting from brain disease or damage.
dysphasia
a mammal of the order
chiropteran
a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
phenomenon
the study of the microscopic structure of tissues.
histology
knowing or using several languages.
polyglot
a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being.
epiphany
the outer limits or edge of an area or object.
periphery
a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
symposium
a long bridge-like structure, typically a series of arches, carrying a road or railroad across a valley or other low ground.
viaduct
