Flout: Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention): "these same companies still flout basic ethical practices".
Caveat: A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations. “Yet it is appropriate to issue certain caveats here”
Blazon: Display prominently or vividly. ”The knights shield displayed an heraldic blazon which identified the knight”
filch: Pilfer or steal (something, esp. a thing of small value) in a casual way “I didn’t have enough money for the headphones, so I filched them.”
fractious: Easily irritated; bad-tempered: "they fight and squabble like fractious children".
Equitable: Fair and impartial. “The tax policies are equitable”
autonomy: A self-governing country or region “America is not a autonomy country”
addendum: An item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or other publication. “See addendum to the rics post graduate diploma in property investment prospectus”
Amnesty: An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses. “I would like to declare an amnesty, in the hope they may be returned”
Axiomatic: Self-evident or unquestionable. “The war in the west that the war was won in the west has become axiomatic”
Extricate: Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty. “Extricatestill extricating himself out of his parachute so he had no chance to run anywhere.”
Soporific: Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. “Engine noise is minimal with only a slight and quite soporific vibration.”
Scathing: Witheringly scornful; severely critical: "a scathing attack on the governor".
Unwieldy Difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight: "the first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy".
Vapid: Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging: "tuneful but vapid musical comedies".
Prognosticate: Foretell or prophesy. “Prognosticates some great revolution in the land.
Sepulchral: Of or relating to a tomb or interment: "sepulchral monuments".
Salutary: (esp. with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) Producing good effects; beneficial.
Straitlaced: priggish: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my plugs".
Scourge: A whip used as an instrument of punishment. “we used to scourge them in the prison.”
Precept: A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought. “This violates every precept of english law as well as natural justice.”
Transient: Lasting only for a short time; impermanent. “Our relationship was Transient.”
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
just a wee late... vocab list #7
ad infinitum: No limits;
endless
ex. Counting numbers is ad infinitum.
2. apportion: to divide proportionally
ex. The brothers apportion their chores.
3. bona fide: authentic; true
ex. The president's words were bona fide.
4. buoyant: able to float; floating
ex. The drift wood was buoyant.
5. clique: a small, exclusive group of people
ex. There are many cliques in school.
6. concede: to acknowledge
ex. The teacher conceded the student's work.
7. congenial: agreeable or pleasing in nature or character
ex. The terms of the contract were congenial.
8. lofty: extending high in rank or in height
ex. The CEO is lofty.
9. migration: to go from one country or region to another; to shift
ex. Migration boomed the United State's population in the 1800s.
10. perceive: to identify by means of the senses
ex. I was able to perceive the board by seeing it.
11. perverse: determined to counter what is expected
ex. The failing student was preverse and got an A on his exam.
12. prelude: any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.
ex. The prelude to the book gave us a hint on what to expect.
13. rancid: having an unpleasant smell or taste
ex. The bathroom gave off a rancid smell.
14. rustic: simple, unsophisticated
ex. The essay was rustic.
15. sever: to seperate from the whole
ex. Being different dosn't necessarily sever anyone from humanity.
16. sordid: dirty
ex. The restaurant was sordid.
17. untenable: incapable of being defended, as an argument
ex. He couldn't come up with a conclusion so his thesis was untenable.
18. versatile: capable of many uses
ex. Water is versatile.
19. vindicate: to justify by argument or evidence
ex. The lawyer's case was vindicate.
20. wane: to decrease in strenght
ex. After someone stops working out, they will wane.
ex. Counting numbers is ad infinitum.
2. apportion: to divide proportionally
ex. The brothers apportion their chores.
3. bona fide: authentic; true
ex. The president's words were bona fide.
4. buoyant: able to float; floating
ex. The drift wood was buoyant.
5. clique: a small, exclusive group of people
ex. There are many cliques in school.
6. concede: to acknowledge
ex. The teacher conceded the student's work.
7. congenial: agreeable or pleasing in nature or character
ex. The terms of the contract were congenial.
8. lofty: extending high in rank or in height
ex. The CEO is lofty.
9. migration: to go from one country or region to another; to shift
ex. Migration boomed the United State's population in the 1800s.
10. perceive: to identify by means of the senses
ex. I was able to perceive the board by seeing it.
11. perverse: determined to counter what is expected
ex. The failing student was preverse and got an A on his exam.
12. prelude: any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.
ex. The prelude to the book gave us a hint on what to expect.
13. rancid: having an unpleasant smell or taste
ex. The bathroom gave off a rancid smell.
14. rustic: simple, unsophisticated
ex. The essay was rustic.
15. sever: to seperate from the whole
ex. Being different dosn't necessarily sever anyone from humanity.
16. sordid: dirty
ex. The restaurant was sordid.
17. untenable: incapable of being defended, as an argument
ex. He couldn't come up with a conclusion so his thesis was untenable.
18. versatile: capable of many uses
ex. Water is versatile.
19. vindicate: to justify by argument or evidence
ex. The lawyer's case was vindicate.
20. wane: to decrease in strenght
ex. After someone stops working out, they will wane.
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