Vocabulary Flashcards
(62 cards)
Infer (v)
Draw from facts
Convey (v)
Take, carry, make known
Thesaurus (n)
Dictionary with words grouped according to similarities in meaning
Cyclone (n)
Very violent wind moving rapidly in a circle
Dichotomy (n)
Division into two opposite parts or groups
Facsimile (n)
Exact copy of a picture, etc.
Homophone (n)
A word pronounced the same as another, but differing in meaning wether spelled the same way or not.
Example: heir - air
Maternity (n)
Motherhood; a state of being a mother
Matriarch (n)
The female head of a family or tribal line
Mediocre (adj.)
Of only ordinary or moderate quality
Synonym: commonplace, everyday
Antonym: uncommon, superior, extraordinary
Paternal (adj.)
Fatherly
Patriarch (n)
The male head of a family or tribal line
Scribble (v)
To write hastily or carelessly
Postscript (n)
Any addition or supplement, as one appended by a writer to a book to supply further information
Consecutive (adj.)
Marked by logical sequence. Eg, 5, 6, 7….
Consent (v)
To permit, approve or agree
Contemporary (adj.)
Existing, occurring, or living at the same time
Convene (v)
To come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose
Convoke (v)
To call together, summon to meet or assemble
Advent (n)
A coming into place, arrival
Revoke (v)
To take back or withdraw, cancel or reverse, renege
Renege (v)
Break a rule of play; to deny
Convoluted (adj.)
Twisted; coiled; complicated
Abrupt
Quick, without warning
Synonym: Sudden
Adv.: abruptly
N: abruptness