Day 54 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

cognosc

knowledge

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heteronym

words with the same spelling but different meaning

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congenial

friendly

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ejaculation

exclamation; abrupt ejection

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repulsion

distaste; disgust; act of driving back

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vouchsafe

grant condescendingly, guarantee

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recumbent

reclining; lying down completely or in part

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overture

musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal

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exhale

breathe out

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prefigure

be a sign of; foreshadow

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crust

hard outer covering

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compute

reckon; calculate

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pine

long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline

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lethargic *

lacking energy or enthusiasm

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legislature

legislating branch of government

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valid

logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective

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partial

incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something

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partition

divide into parts

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byzantine

maze-like; very complicated

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controvert

oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict

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consort

associate with; keep accompany
n = husband or wife (or a ruler)

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scruvy

despicable; contemptible

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reprimanded

scolded

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knit

contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely

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theatrical

dramatic, exaggerated

divest

to strip of clothes or decoration

hover

hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby

rigid

hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous

threadbare *

worn through till the threads show

trinket

knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry

ramose

branch-like

preternatural

supernatural, unusual

sedulous

hardworking, industrious

incredulity

tendency to disbelief

adulterate

make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted (contaminated)

torpid

lacking energy, enervated

ablution

washing

prognosis

medical opinion of the outcome of a disease or a prediction

burnished

shining, polished

patron

wealthy supporter of the arts or customer

ravel

fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist

anonymous

without a name

perpetrate

to cause to happen, to commit

microscope

an instrument which allows you to see small things

droll

queer and amusing

posterity

future generations

counterfeit

fake, fraudulent

blotch

spot; blot

satire

form of literature in which irony and sarcasm are employed to attack human vice

ornate

highly decorated

metaphysical

pertaining to speculative philosophy

nom de plume

pen name or false name used by author

explicate

explain in detail, interpret, clarify

tarantula

venomous spider

tablet

small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription

utopia

ideal place, state, or society

addiction

compulsive habitual need

apprehend

to pursue or chase after a criminal

writhe

twist in coils; contort in pain

sneak

move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way

abrogate

abolish

healthy

possessing good health

advocacy

support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something

tessellated

mosaic; inlaid

substantiate

backed up; given supporting evidence

potential

possibility or capacity of power

bust

piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest

idolatrous

worshipping idols; over-praising

paean

song of praise or joy

enhances

improves

mishappropriate

improperly taken or used

undulate

to move in a wavelike motion

tatter

torn piece of cloth

deplete

reduce; exhaust

epic

long series of events

adventitious

accidental; casual; happening by chance

dumbfound

astonish

avantgarde

group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods

cumbersome

heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome

terse *

concise; abrupt; pithy

clamber

climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble

disheartening

very discouraging

miffed

angry, peevish

hyper

over, excessive

fissure

deep crack

interdict

to bar or prohibit

extrinsic

external; not essential or inherent; extraneous

purse

pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles

wag

shake repeatedly from side to side

hue

tone, shade of color

embroider

decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details

artifact *

object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced

culprit

criminal, guilty party

empiricism

a former school of medical practice founded on experience without the aid of theory

satiate

to satisfy, to sate

cohesion

tendency to keep together

confounds

confuses

personification

attributing human qualities to something non-human acting as an example of

prophetic

foretelling the future, prescient

bliss

complete happiness