Unit 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
An entire; series
Gamut
Daring deeds; exploits
Derring-Do
A natural attraction to a person
Affinity
A natural consequence or result
Corollary
Irritable; sickeningly unpleasant
Bilious
Foolish procedures; nonsense
Folderot
Closely related in origin
Cognate
A potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely
Elixir
A blind alley; an impasse
Culdesac
The act of discovering hidden knowledge
Divination
Able or inclined to laugh
Risible
The common people
Hoi polloi
Public abuse indicating strong disapproval
Obloquy
Typical or characteristic
Symptomatic
A complete reversal
Volte- face
Too great or too sacred to be uttered
Ineffable
A device to aid the memory
Mnemonic
Laborious study or thought
Lucubration
A limit; boundary
Parameter
A learned person
Pundit