vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
of doubtful genuineness or authenticity-Adj
Apocryphal
mysterious; puzzling short; acting to hide or conceal-Adj
cryptic
secret writing; the encoding and decoding of messages; Noun
cryptography
to depart in secret and hide
Abscond
restrained, especially in the consumption of food and alcohol
Abstemious
the consideration of a thing or idea without associating it with a particular example
abstraction
hard to understand; deep or complex
abstruse
of or relating to an encyclopedia; covering a wide range of subjects
encyclopedic
present from birth onward; inborn; part of the essential nature of something
Innate
coming or having just come into being
Nascent
rebirth or revival; the period of history which saw a revival of classic culture- arts, literature; Noun
Renaissance
showing respect or esteem
deferential
bearing great quantities of fruit/imaginative ideas; able to support life; productive; Adj
fertile
a conclusion arrived at from facts or statements taken as true; a guess or assumption made on little to no evidence; Noun
inference
to grow or increase by rapid production
proliferate
a change in form or appearance; a spiritual change; Noun
transfiguration
to spread throughout; to permeate; to transfer into the vein of a person or animal; Verb
tranfuse
not lasting very long; short lived; passing through a place and staying only briefly
transeint
exceeding or rising above the normal limits; beyond ordinary experience; Adj
transcendent
a separate part of a whole; an ingredient or element; Noun
component
tendency or inclination; a basic outlook or attitude;Noun
disposition
a place or container where something is stored
repository
stubborn or persistent in clinging to a thing; Adj
tenacious
capable of being held or defended; reasonable
tenable
