A words Flashcards
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A word used to express a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for a previously accepted one. (Latin)
a fortiori
A word meaning “from the beginning” (Latin)
ab initio
A word that describes the natural detachment of parts of a plant, typically dead leaves and ripe fruit.
abscission
A word describing judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.
acquittal
A medical term describing having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones
acrodont
This term means according to [the] value [of something] in Latin
ad valorem
A term that describes a grayish waxy substance formed by the decomposition of soft tissue in dead bodies subjected to moisture.
adipocere
A term that describes a sharp pinnacle of rock in a mountain range.
aiguille
a Spanish palace or fortress of Moorish origin, also used as a name.
alcazar
Standing with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward, a description of a movement.
akimbo
This term is the prefix a- or an- (before vowels) that is used in Indo-European languages such as Sanskrit and Greek and in words borrowed therefrom to express negation or absence.
alpha privative
the action, process, or result of combining or uniting. A group or mess of something.
amalgamation
A medical condition affecting the eye, a state where refractive error is present, or when distant points are no longer focused properly to the retina.
ametropia
An object, such as a cameo, embossed or carved in low relief.
anaglyph
An allergic reaction
anaphylactic shock
A story, not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.
anecdotal
This term is defined as seed dispersal by wind.
anemochory
To pass criticism or censure on; speak out against.
animadvert
To have no sense of smell
anosmic
A serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, causing acute and often fatal septicemia, and also transmissible to humans.
anthrax
A Vietnamese woman’s long-sleeved tunic with ankle-length panels at front and back, worn over trousers.
ao dai
A medical condition that causes loss of ability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth.
aphonia
A member of a Communist Party apparat.
apparatchik
Something large or important enough to be noticed/appreciated
appreciable
