Words Flashcards
(37 cards)
aviary
place for birds
a large cage, building or enclosure for keeping birds in
brevity
quality of being short
short duration
concise use of words
corporal
pertaining to the body
relating to the human body
physical
fatuous
characterized by being foolish
silly, pointless, foolish
grave
heavy
serious, critical, solemn
gravity
the quality of being heavy
seriousness, importance
levity
the quality of being light
lightheartedness, frivolity; the treatment of a serious matter with humour
mundane
pertaining to the world
boring, commonplace, tedious
provincial
pertaining to the province
unsophisticated, limited in outlook
province
duty, province
area of expertise, competence, or function
temporal
pertaining to time
related to earthly life + time as opposed to the eternal;
related to practical matters or physical things as opposed to the spiritual
ursine
resembling a bear (adj)
relating to bears; having similarities to bears
urban
pertaining to the city (adj)
relating to towns or cities
urbane
pertaining to the city (adj)
sophisticated, courteous, refined in manner
vacuous
characterized by being empty (adj)
mindless, thoughtless, characterized by showing a lack of thought or intelligence (adj)
verbose
pertaining to words (adj)
wordy, characterized by the superfluous use of words in text or speech (adj)
vulgar
characteristic of the common people (adj)
ostentatious, unsophisticated, unrefined (adj)
avian
resembling a bird (adj)
relating to birds
sanitarium
a place for the condition of being healthy (n)
an establishment for the treatment and rehabilitation of the convalescent or chronically ill
cordiality
the quality of pertaining to the heart (n)
friendly, formal, and polite behaviour
mentality
the quality of pertaining to the mind (n)
attitude, mindset
vacuum
empty
a void, a space devoid of matter
vocal
pertaining to the voice (adj)
outspoken
temporary
pertaining to time (adj)
characterized by a limited duration, not permanent, lasting for a limited period of time