Day 28 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

Assiduous *

industrious, hard working

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ethnology

study of humankind, study of the different races of human beings

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centrifugal

radiating, departing from the center

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de-

down, away

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lewd

lustful

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ensue

follow (as a result)

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vituperative

abusive, scolding
v. vituperate = berate, scold, rail against abusively

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byline

the line giving the name of the author of an article

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sentinel

sentry, lookout

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rusticate

banish to the country, dwell in the country

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empathetic

feeling the same way

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ascension

rising

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inebriate

make drunk, intoxicate
n. intoxicated person

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random

without definite purpose, plan, or aim
haphazard

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coeval

living at the same time as, existing during the same period of time, contemporary

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savoir faire

know how, experience or talent

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alabaster

pale, white

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dummy

imitation of a real object used as a substitute

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foster

to nurture or encourage

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furlough

leave of absence, vacation

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faculty

mental or bodily powers, teaching staff

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gnarled

twisted

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assail

to attack or assault

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portent

sign, omen, forewarning

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cognition

ability to think or reason

transcendent

exceeding ordinary limits, superior, surpassing v. transcend = go beyond, exceed

flummox

to confuse

valediction

saying farewell, expression of leave-taking

genre

particular variety or art or literature

thrifty

careful about money, economical

autopsy

examination of a dead body

inestimable

impossible to estimate

jargon

language used by special group, technical terminology, gibberish

autonomy

self-government

shade

slight difference in degree, nuance, degree of color

comprehend

include, understand

ironic *

unexpected

memorialize

commemorate

encomiastic

praising, eulogistic n. encomium = very high praise

coda

concluding section of a musical or literary composition

chase

ornament a mental surface by indenting, follow rapidly to catch

diversion

amusement, distraction

musty

stale in odor or taste, spoiled by age

affinity

feeling of kinship, similarity

deter

thwart, block

healthful

conducive to good health

revert

regress, to return to a former state

blighted *

suffering from a disease, destroyed

transcribe

copy, write a copy of

spasmodic

fitful, intermittent

whittle

pare, cut away thing bits from wood, fashion in this way, reduce gradually, trim

drenched

sodden, wet

carat

unit of weight for precious stones, measure of fineness of gold

behoove

to be responsible for

boisterous

noisy, rough, violent

atypical

not normal

myopic

short sighted, narrow minded

liable

likely to, inclined to

pantomime

acting without dialogue

veneer

surface of, appearance of

retrieve

recover, regain

collate

arrange in order, examine and compare in order to verify authenticity

civil

polite

ostensible

seeming, on the surface only

theological

relating to religion or god

regatta

boat or yacht race

superimpose

to add onto or lay over something

protagonist

main character or hero

bulwark

defense, bastion

pulpit

raised platform used in preaching in church

trigger

set off, start

cadence

rhythm

obviate

to do away with, to make unnecessary

dwarf

cause to seem small

pantheon

list of gods

capticate

fascinate

concussion

sudden jolt or shock

declaim

to recite, to speak formally or to an audience

exotic

strange, foreign

discernible

distinguishable, perceivable

hubris

extreme pride or arrogance

kernel

central or vital part, core

artificial

fake, man made

tacit

implied, not directly spoken

suitor

man who is courting a woman

dissuade

to convince or persuade out of doing something

foresight

ability to foresee future happenings

cupidity

greed

braggadocio

boasting

prolix

wordy, verbose

skimp

provide or use scantily (to give insufficient attention/effort

prosperity

good fortune and financial success, physical well-being

ape

imitate or mimic a person's behavior or manner

chronicles (n)

the written history or record of something

discontinuation

to stop manufacturing to stop a continuous action

deprive

to take away rights or privileges

enervated

attenuated, weakened

dissimilar

unalike, different

trough

long narrow container for feeding farm animals, lowest point

acute

sharp, quickly perceptive, keen, penetrating, brief and severe