Vocab 22 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Clairvoyant (n)
one who perceives far more the the normal five senses would explain.
syn- augur, diviner
ant- blind, unseeing
Chimera
a Greek mythical being with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail (can refer to an unrealistic idea, or something made of disparate parts).
syn- bogy, delusion
ant- certainty, fact
Eccentric (adj)
decidedly odd or unusual
syn- bizarre, curious
ant- common, conventional
Karma
your life force that determines your fate or destiny
syn- atmosphere, aura
ant- volition (using ones will), wish
Enigma
a riddle hard to puzzle out (used to describe something that is mysterious, maybe something that has a contradictory nature)
syn- conundrum, puzzle
ant- proposition, answer
Precedent
any model for that which follows (something that occurred before)
Intercede
to come between disputing parties
Ced/Cess/Cede
to go or yield
Vicarious
felt or experienced secondhand
syn- by proxy, commissioned
ant- firsthand, direct
Hypothetical
based on a hypothesis rather than reality
syn- debatable, imaginary
ant- certain, definite, factual
Cryptic
obscure, intentionally mysterious
syn- ambiguous, arcane
ant- certain, clear, common
Esoteric
of knowledge belonging to initiated people (likely only to be understood by a specifically kind of educated group)
syn- abstruse, arcane, mystical
ant- common, familiar, known
Anachronism
a thing out of place
Chronic
habitual, repetitive, long-lasting
Chron
time
Oblivious
totally unaware
syn- blind, deaf, inattentive
ant- attentive, aware
Utopia
a place where everything about life is perfect
syn- bliss, paradise
ant- antiutopia, cacotopia, dystopia
Elusive
apt to evade pursuit or definition (could be something difficult to find, describe, achieve, or remember)
syn- ambiguous, fleeting, illusory
ant- definite, honest, intelligible
