Words Flashcards
aviary
place for birds
a large cage, building or enclosure for keeping birds in
brevity
quality of being short
short duration
concise use of words
corporal
pertaining to the body
relating to the human body
physical
fatuous
characterized by being foolish
silly, pointless, foolish
grave
heavy
serious, critical, solemn
gravity
the quality of being heavy
seriousness, importance
levity
the quality of being light
lightheartedness, frivolity; the treatment of a serious matter with humour
mundane
pertaining to the world
boring, commonplace, tedious
provincial
pertaining to the province
unsophisticated, limited in outlook
province
duty, province
area of expertise, competence, or function
temporal
pertaining to time
related to earthly life + time as opposed to the eternal;
related to practical matters or physical things as opposed to the spiritual
ursine
resembling a bear (adj)
relating to bears; having similarities to bears
urban
pertaining to the city (adj)
relating to towns or cities
urbane
pertaining to the city (adj)
sophisticated, courteous, refined in manner
vacuous
characterized by being empty (adj)
mindless, thoughtless, characterized by showing a lack of thought or intelligence (adj)
verbose
pertaining to words (adj)
wordy, characterized by the superfluous use of words in text or speech (adj)
vulgar
characteristic of the common people (adj)
ostentatious, unsophisticated, unrefined (adj)
avian
resembling a bird (adj)
relating to birds
sanitarium
a place for the condition of being healthy (n)
an establishment for the treatment and rehabilitation of the convalescent or chronically ill
cordiality
the quality of pertaining to the heart (n)
friendly, formal, and polite behaviour
mentality
the quality of pertaining to the mind (n)
attitude, mindset
vacuum
empty
a void, a space devoid of matter
vocal
pertaining to the voice (adj)
outspoken
temporary
pertaining to time (adj)
characterized by a limited duration, not permanent, lasting for a limited period of time
civil
pertaining to citizens (adj)
(a) legal
(b) specialized in the design of bridges and roads
(c) courteous, polite
(d) common law
(e) between citizens of the same country
civility
the quality of pertaining to citizens (n)
politeness, courteousness
aridity
the quality of being dry (n)
dryness, lack of moisture
terminal
pertaining to the end (adj)
(a) fatal, incurable
(b) final
(c) extreme
atrocious
characterized by being fierce (adj)
(a) horrifyingly wicked
(b) of bad quality
sanitary
characterized by the condition of being healthy (adj)
hygienic
formal
characterized by form (adj)
(a) in accordance with the rules of etiquette
(b) officially sanctioned or recognized
oval
resembling an egg (adj)
having a rounded and slightly elongated shape
senility
the condition of being characterized by being old (n)
the loss of mental faculties that accompanies old age
proprietary
pertaining to the state of being one’s own (n)
relating to ownership
arid
dry (adj)
dry, lacking moisture
terminus
end, limit
final point, destination (n)
vulgarity
the quality of being characteristic of the common people
the quality of being ostentatious or tasteless
the quality of being rude or offensive
