Vocab List 11 Flashcards
(25 cards)
transact (act)
conduct or carry out (business) (to do)
agency (ag)
A business or organization that helps connect two other parties to complete a transaction or service (to do)
androgens (andro)
a male sex hormone, such as testosterone (man)
annuity (ann)
a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life (year)
apotheosis (apo)
the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax (away/up)
debase (bas)
to reduce in quality/value (low)
incantation (cant)
a series of words said as a magic spell or charm (sing)
pacification (fic)
an attempt to create or maintain peace (make)
grammar (gram)
The rules and structure of a language, including how words are formed, arranged, sound, and mean (writing)
misogynist (gyn)
a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women (woman)
literati (-i)
well-educated people who are interested in literature (plural)
judiciary (jus)
the judicial authorities of a country; judges collectively (law)
monologue (log)
a long speech by one actor in a play or movie (word/reason)
superluminous (lum)
High luminosity; very bright (light)
demobilize (mob)
take (troops) out of active service, typically at the end of a war (move)
denounce (nounce)
publicly declare to be wrong or evil (tell)
parliament (parl)
a legislative body, a group of people who make laws for a country or political unit (speak)
omnipotent (potent)
(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything (power)
pronounce (pro)
make the sound of (a word) in the correct or a particular way (foward)
regicide (reg)
killing a king (rule)
interrogation (rogat)
the action of interrogating/being interrogated [questioned] (ask)
senile (sen)
Showing signs of old age, especially losing memory or clear thinking (old)
insessorial (sess)
adapted for perching, especially used to describe birds that have feet suited for gripping branches (sit)
solipsism (sol)
the quality of being very self-centered or selfish (alone)
