VWL1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Preposterous
A
Absurd
2
Q
Proclivity
A
An inclination
3
Q
Prone
A
Likely to do
4
Q
Theoretical
A
Unproven
5
Q
Contingent
A
Conditional
6
Q
Eventuality
A
A possibility
7
Q
Implausible
A
Unlikely
8
Q
Inconceivable
A
Impossible to grasp fully
9
Q
In vain
A
Without success
10
Q
Neologism
A
A new word
11
Q
Parlance
A
A particular manner of speaking
12
Q
Patois
A
A nonstandard dialect
13
Q
Polyglot
A
Using several languages
14
Q
Vulgar
A
Crude or indecent
15
Q
Annotation
A
An explanatory note
16
Q
Appellation
A
A name or title
17
Q
Eponym
A
A person whose name is used to make a word
18
Q
Linguistics
A
Study of language
19
Q
Malapropism
A
A humorous confusion of words
20
Q
Perchance
A
Perhaps
