vocab 10 Flashcards
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v.) fig. To build up, establish, organize (a system, institution, or law, a moral quality, etc.), to establish or strengthen (a person). To inform, instruct; to improve in a moral sense.
edify
Edify
v.) fig. To build up, establish, organize (a system, institution, or law, a moral quality, etc.), to establish or strengthen (a person). To inform, instruct; to improve in a moral sense.
Nicety
n.) A delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol. A fine distinction; subtlety; detail: the niceties of the filigree work. Exactness or precision.
n.) A delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol. A fine distinction; subtlety; detail: the niceties of the filigree work. Exactness or precision.
nicety
Delineate
(v.) To trace out by lines, trace the outline of, as on a chart or map. Fig: To portray in words; to describe
(v.) To trace out by lines, trace the outline of, as on a chart or map. Fig: To portray in words; to describe
delineate
Prudence
n.) The ability to recognize and follow the most suitable or sensible course of action; good sense in practical or financial affairs; discretion, circumspection, caution. Wisdom; wise words; knowledge of or skill in a matter
n.) The ability to recognize and follow the most suitable or sensible course of action; good sense in practical or financial affairs; discretion, circumspection, caution. Wisdom; wise words; knowledge of or skill in a matter
prudence
Licentious
adj.) Most prevailing in modern usage: Disregarding the restraints of chastity; libertine, lascivious, lewd. Disregarding commonly accepted rules, deviating freely from correctness, esp. in matters of grammar or literary style; overstepping customary limits
adj.) Most prevailing in modern usage: Disregarding the restraints of chastity; libertine, lascivious, lewd. Disregarding commonly accepted rules, deviating freely from correctness, esp. in matters of grammar or literary style; overstepping customary limits
licentious
Dissipate
(v.) To pass away in all directions; (of a company) to disperse, to dispel. To disintegrate and reduce to atoms, dust, smoke, or impalpable form; to destroy or dissolve completely, undo, annul (material or immaterial objects)
(v.) To pass away in all directions; (of a company) to disperse, to dispel. To disintegrate and reduce to atoms, dust, smoke, or impalpable form; to destroy or dissolve completely, undo, annul (material or immaterial objects)
dissipate
Impede
v.) To retard in progress or action by putting obstacles in the way; to obstruct; to hinder; to stand in the way of
v.) To retard in progress or action by putting obstacles in the way; to obstruct; to hinder; to stand in the way of
impede
Annex
v.) To join, unite. To add or attach as an accessory (as a subordinate); to affix. (n.) a subsidiary building or an addition to a building
v.) To join, unite. To add or attach as an accessory (as a subordinate); to affix. (n.) a subsidiary building or an addition to a building
annex
Vicissitude
n.) A change or alteration in condition or fortune; the uncertain changing or mutability of something
n.) A change or alteration in condition or fortune; the uncertain changing or mutability of something
Vicissitude
Uncouth
adj.) Awkward, clumsy or unmannerly; strange and ungraceful in appearance or form; unusual or strange
adj.) Awkward, clumsy or unmannerly; strange and ungraceful in appearance or form; unusual or strange
Uncouth
Sagacity
(n.) Acuteness of mental discernment; aptitude for investigation or discovery; keenness and soundness of judgment in the estimation of persons and conditions; penetration, shrewdness
(n.) Acuteness of mental discernment; aptitude for investigation or discovery; keenness and soundness of judgment in the estimation of persons and conditions; penetration, shrewdness
sagacity
Emblematic
adj.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, or serving as, an emblem; symbolical, typical
adj.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, or serving as, an emblem; symbolical, typical
emblematic
