1. punctuation mark 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)

1. chop into small pieces 2. walk with tiny steps 3. speak in an affected manner

1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on worlds when finding fault 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument

1. hurried (a) 2. insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (n) 3. to instigate or speed up an action (v)

Advanced Word List # 13 Flashcards by Michael Gavalek

Alleviated

made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]

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Apostrophe

punctuation mark

2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)

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Centurion

roman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)

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Emollient

softening (a); something which softens (n)

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Fusillade

long burst of gunfire

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Inerrancy

infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)]

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Mince

chop into small pieces
walk with tiny steps
speak in an affected manner

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Palpate

medical term meaning to examine with the hands

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Platitude

unoriginal, obvious saying

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Quibble

(v) to argue about minor matters; to play on worlds when finding fault
(n) a minor verbal point in an argument

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Apprehension

slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

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Conniving

cunning; scheming [connive(v)]

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Derision

mockery [deride (v)]

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Epigram

short, witty saying

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Lassitude

lack of energy; weariness

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Pedantic

over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)]

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Phenomenology

branch of science concerned with things as the are perceived; not directly from theory

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Precipitate

hurried (a)
insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (n)
to instigate or speed up an action (v)

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Renege

go back on promise or retract statement

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Apprehension

slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

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Armada

fleet of ships

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Dawdler

slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)]

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Dross

something worthiness; impurities left after refining

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Explate

atone; make amends for

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Hack

1. chop roughly 2. person who writes to earn money 3. hired horse

Prone

1. vulnerable to | 2. horizontal

Propensity

tendency; inclination

Scabbard

cover for a sword

Skiff

small boat

Umbrage

1. shadow | 2. offense; sense of injury

Dilettantism

dabbling esp. in the arts [ dilettante (n) = person who dabbles]

Enervate

weaken

Malevolent

having evil intentions [malevolence (n)]

Neophyte

new convert; tyro

Panegyric

speech praising someone; laudatory words

Presage

forewarn of; indicate

Serration

jagged edge

Slight

1. minor (a) | 2. perceived insult (v) and (n)

Tare

1. weed | 2. allowance made for container when weighing

Unprepossessing

unattractive

Aberration

deviation from the normal

Cant

insincere talk

Disinter

dig up [opposite inter = bury]

Facade

1. front elevation of building | 2. false appearance or demeanor

Impeding

hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]

Lacuna

gap; missing part [plural = lacunae]

Monolithic

united in purpose; forming a single unit

Pied

multicolored

Roster

list of names

Seemly

appropriate (of behavior); decorous

Analogue

1. something similar | 2. output proportional to input (engineering)

Coda

piece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part of document

Commingle

mix

Equivocal

ambiguous; open to interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]

Fallible

capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]

Hallow

respect; worship

Indigence

poverty

Papyrus

material used for writing on before paper was invented

Pique

1. annoyance (n) | 2. to stimulate interest; to annoy (v)

Sap

1. liquid inside plants (n) 2. to drain; to undermine (v) 3. a fool (n)

Arbitrator

mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)]

Descry

to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of

Facetious

not intended to be taken seriously

Indecorous

unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)

Proliferate

grow and spread [proliferation (n)]

Scotch (v)

to prevent; stop; disable

Strut

1. supporting rod (n) | 2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v)

Toy (v)

to play with

Usury

lending money at high interest rates

Wag (n)

a witty person

Atavism

reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)]

Filibuster

delaying tactics

Gambit

opening move; transaction

Mitigation

making less severe [mitigate (v)]

Obligate

compulsory

Predilection

leaning; interest; talent

Propitiate

appease; try to gain favor [propitiation (n)]

Stanch

to stop

Travesty

parody; ridiculous error

Waft

drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)

Forage

search for food

Lumber

1. walk in an ungainly way | 2. timber (wood)

Muse

1. think, meditate (v) | 2. a source of inspiration (n) [ in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration]

Prescience

foreknowledge

Prune

1. to prim | 2. a dried plum

Ready

(used of wit) quick

Resolve

firmness (n)

Squalid

dirty and demeaning

Sullied

made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]

Veneration

worship; respect [venerable (a), venerate (v)]

Demur

object; hesitate to accept

Duplicity

cunning; deception; double dealing

Exigency

urgent matter; pressing need

Expostulate

offer strong objections; remonstrate

Gossamer

delicate; filmy; like gauze

Inefficacious

ineffective

Pine

1. type of evergreen tree | 2. grieve

Prudish

narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]

Quixotic

impractically idealistic

Stipple

cover with dots of paint etc.

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