Word List 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Censure (v)
Blame
Annex (n)
A building which is an addition to an existing building
Didactic (adj)
Intended to teach; instructive
Extrinsic (adj)
Irrelevant; in the outside
Inconsequential (adj)
Unimportant; insignificant; negligible
Of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
Malediction (n)
A curse
Panacea (n)
Remedy for all ills
Prevaricate (v)
Speak misleadingly and evasively
Scuttle (v)
Sink
Unfrock (v)
To remove a priest from his position
Annex (v)
Take procession of; seize; capture
Cerebral (adj)
Intellectual
Diffident (adj)
Lacking confidence
Fallacious (adj)
False
Inconspicuous (adj)
Not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
Malefactor (n)
A wrong-doer
Paradigm (n)
- Example
- Model
- Way of looking at things
Pristine (adj)
Unspoiled
Seminary (n)
An institution in which priests are trained
Unprecedented (adj)
Never having happened before
Anomaly (n)
Something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
Certitude (n)
Certainty
Digress (v)
Wander off the subject
Falter (v)
Hesitate; waver
