perelandra final test vocab

Question 1

propitiating

Answer 1

calming someone down by pleasing them

• i gave tj candy, propitiating his anger

Question 2

convalescence

Answer 2

time spent recovering from illness

• tj’s convalescence was supposed to be 9 months but he somehow only needed 2 weeks

Question 3

prodigiously

Answer 3

extremely; in a way that is surprising and impressive

• i ate prodigiously and finished the whole pizza

Question 4

paean

Answer 4

something that expresses enthusiastic praise

• the poem was a paean to heroes

Question 5

archaic

Answer 5

old fashioned

• shakespeare’s plays are archaic

Question 6

attenuated

Answer 6

weakened or reduced

• the signal became attenuated as we moved further away from the cell tower

Question 7

emanating

Answer 7

emitting/coming out from a source

• the smell of pie was emanating from the kitchen

Question 8

superfluous

Answer 8

unnecessary or more than needed

• she added superfluous decorations to her room

Question 9

abdicated

Answer 9

given up power/stepping down

• the king abdicated the throne

Question 10

ephemeral

Answer 10

short-lived/temporary

• the sunset is ephemeral

Question 11

fortnight

Answer 11

two weeks

• let’s play fortnite in fortnight

Question 12

opaque

Answer 12

not clear or see-through

• your window tint is opaque

Question 13

cataracts

Answer 13

large waterfall

• there are so many cataracts in hawaii

Question 14

distend

Answer 14

swell up/expand

• the balloon began to distend as i blew air into it

Question 15

similitude

Answer 15

resemblance or likeness; similar

• there was a strong similitude between my hw and your hw

Question 16

arabsque

Answer 16

decorative design w/ flowers or plants

• the walls were covered in arabesque patterns

Question 17

hegemony

Answer 17

dominance or leadership of one group over others

• nazi germany is an example of military hegemony

Question 18

pellucid

Answer 18

clear/transparent

• the lake water was pellucid, allowing us to see the fish below

Question 19

diffused

Answer 19

spread out/scattered

• the light was diffused through the curtains

Question 20

anthropomorphic

Answer 20

giving human qualities to animals or objects

• furries are anthropomorphic

Question 21

mythopoeic

Answer 21

creating a myth

• the author’s story was mythopoeic

Question 22

practicable

Answer 22

able to be done/achieved

• the idea was good, but not practicable in our situation

Question 23

parody

Answer 23

exaggerated imitation

• the comedian did a parody of a movie scene

Question 24

inscrutable

Answer 24

impossible to understand or interpret

• my poker face is inscrutable

Question 25

concourse

Answer 25

large open space/hall - the airport concourse was full of people

Question 26

omnipotent

Answer 26

all powerful - God is omnipotent

Question 27

mandrill

Answer 27

large monkey with a colorful face - mandrills are so handsome and awesome and colorful

Question 28

prosaic

Answer 28

dull/ordinary - her writing was prosaic

Question 29

extrapolation

Answer 29

making an assumption based on existing data - meteorologists make extrapolations on the weather

Question 30

perpendicular

Answer 30

exactly vertical; upright - my posture is perpendicular

Question 31

congruity

Answer 31

quality of agreement - congruity within your team is essential to winning your csgo games

Question 32

munificence

Answer 32

super generous - i'm full of munificence because i donate millions of dollars to charity

Question 33

indeterminacy

Answer 33

uncertainty or lack of clear knowledge; vague - the outcome of the trial was full of indeterminacy

Question 34

aperture

Answer 34

opening or hole - the photographer used a f/2.8 aperture - we entered the cave through an aperture