2312 Vocab

Question 1

emaciated

Answer 1

1. to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin; 2. to make feeble;

intransitive: to waste away physically

Question 2

dyscalculia

Answer 2

1. a learning disorder that affects a persons ability to do math

Question 3

sabbatical

Answer 3

(from sabbath)

1. a year of rest for the land observed every seventh year in ancient Judea;
2. a leave often with pay granted usually every seventh year (as to a professor) for rest, travel, or research

Question 4

helminth

Answer 4

a parasitic worm (such as a tapeworm, liver fluke, ascarid, or leech)

Question 5

curriculum vitae

Answer 5

a short account of one’s career and qualifications typically prepared by an applicant for a position

Question 6

dichotomy

Answer 6

1. a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities; also: the process or practice of making such a division; 2. something with seemingly contradictory qualities

Question 7

ambivalence

Answer 7

1. simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as repulsion and attraction) toward an object, person, or action (ambivalence toward her powerful father);
2. a continual fluctuation (as between one thing and it’s opposite)

Question 8

gestation

Answer 8

1. the carrying of young in the uterus
2. conception and development especially in the mind

Question 9

Ipsilateral

Answer 9

situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body

For example, with respect to the midline of the body (in a standing position) the left arm and left leg are ipsilateral to one another.

Question 10

apoptosis

Answer 10

the process of programmed cell death (when halted may result in cancer)

Question 11

prenatal

Answer 11

1. occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth
2. providing or receiving prenatal medical care

Question 12

inexorable

Answer 12

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless

Question 13

pro hac vice

Answer 13

for or on this occasion only

Question 14

interpolate

Answer 14

3. to estimate values of (data or a function) between two known values

Question 15

hectare

Answer 15

a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters (1hect = 2.47 acres, 100hect = 1 km^2)

Question 16

inoculate

Answer 16

1. to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into, esp. in order to treat or prevent a disease
2. to protect as if by inoculation

Question 17

plié

Answer 17

a bending of the knees outward by a ballet dancer with the back held straight

Question 18

conglomerate (adj)

Answer 18

made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds

Question 19

volition

Answer 19

1. the power of choosing or determining; will
2. an act of making a choice or decision
   also : a choice or decision made

Question 20

balkanize

Answer 20

1. to break up (a region, a group, etc.) into smaller and often hostile units

divide, compartmentalize

Question 21

bonobo

Answer 21

a rare ape similar to a chimpanzee but with a slender build and longer limbs

Question 22

epilepsy

Answer 22

any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions

Question 23

contingent

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1. subject to chance
2. occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on

Question 24

contingency

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1. a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
2. a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance

Question 25

consortium

Answer 25

an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member

society

Question 26

decadent

Answer 26

1. characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
2. marked by decay or decline
   (an increasingly decadent society)

Question 27

crinoline

Answer 27

a stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt (stiff structure making the skirt a voluminous bell)

Question 28

petticoat

Answer 28

a type of undergarment worn under a skirt or a dress

Question 29

whorl

Answer 29

a pattern of spirals or concentric circles (such as in a thumbprint)

Question 30

exegesis

Answer 30

an explanation or critical interpretation of a text

Question 31

belle lettres (bel-letr)

Answer 31

light, entertaining, and often sophisticated literature

Question 32

dither

Answer 32

shiver, tremble

to act nervously or indecisively

Question 33

diaspora

Answer 33

(from Jewish exile from Babylon)

people settled far from their ancestral homelands

the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland

Question 34

redux

Answer 34

brought back, revived

Question 35

enclave

Answer 35

a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory

a place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it