Vocab 1,681 - 1,700 Flashcards
Anthropomorphic
– adjective
1) ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity: an anthropomorphic carving.
Inflect
– verb
1) to bend or turn from a direct line or course.
Arable
– adjective
1) suitable for farming: arable land; arable soil.
Calcify
– verb
1) to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.
agita (aj-i-ta)
– noun
1) agitation; anxiety.
Troika
– noun
1) any group of three persons/nations/etc., acting in unison to exert influence.
Precinct
– noun
1) a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
Replicable
– adjective
1) capable of replication: The scientific experiment must be replicable in all details to be considered valid.
Forebears
– noun
1) ancestors or forefathers.
Husbandry
– noun
1) the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.
Luminiferous
– adjective
1) producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
Allegory
– noun
1) a symbolical narrative: the allegory of Piers Plowman.
Cavalcade
– noun
1) any noteworthy series, as of events or activities.
Incarnate
– adjective
1) embodied in flesh, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
Evidently
– adverb
1) obviously; apparently.
Definitive
– adjective
1) most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
Rueful
– adjective
1) causing/feeling/expressing sorrow or pity: the rueful look on her face.
Behest
– noun
1) a command or directive.
Departure
– noun
1) divergence or deviation from a standard: a departure from accepted teaching methods.
Provision
– noun
1) the action of providing or supplying something for use: new contracts for the provision of services.
2) a clause in a legal instrument/law/etc. stipulating a particular matter.
