Words Flashcards
Adjudicate
to formally make a judgment or decision about a dispute or problem, act as a judge in a competition, pronounce or declare judicially
Expropriation
action by the state or authorities of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit, dispossessing someone of property
Dilettante
a person who cultivates an area of interest, without real knowledge (poser)
Prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
Ameliorate: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better (a positive approach word)`
Fastidious
very attentive too, and concerned about accuracy and detail, cleanliness. (Scrupulous, punctilious, assiduous, sedulous)
Palimpsest
a piece of writing on which the original writing has ben effaced to make room for ater writing but of which traces remain.
Bourgeois
characteristics of the middle class, typically with reference to the perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.(provincial, conformist)
Vertiginous
causing vertigo, like when really high or steep
Pejorative
expressing contempt or disapproval
Eloquent
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Paradigm
A pattern or something, model Linguistics: items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.
Commodity
a useful or valuable thing, like money or time
Undergird
: underline, highlight, brace
Indexical
: relating to or denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used (such as here, you, me, that one there, or next Tuesday ).
Salient
: most noticeable or important. (Principal)
Arbitrarily:
on the basis of random choice or personal whim. Fleeting thought/intrusive thoughts.
Autonomous
: A country or region having freedom to govern/ control its own affairs
Contextual
: depending on or relating to the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea.
Denotes:
be of sign, indicate, stand as name, or symbol for. (Designate)
Mercurial
: (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
Externalities
a side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the cost of the goods or services involved, such as the pollination of surrounding crops by bees kept for honey.
Influx
an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things: an inflow of water into a river, lake, or the sea:
Refrain
stop oneself from doing something
aggregate
a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements, a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles
subsidy
a sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive:
Spontaneous
performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus:
tumultuous
making a loud, confused noise; uproarious
Capricious
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior:
Temperamental
(of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood:
Punctual
happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time:
Serendipitous
occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way:
Metastasize
(of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis:
Subsidize
support (an organization or activity) financially:
Voluminous
(of clothing or drapery) loose and ,, (of writing) very lengthy and full:
Retrospect
a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time: (in retrospect) when looking back on a past event or situation; with hindsight:
Corpus spongiosum
penis
Lorem Ipsum
Latin place holder text
