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05-21 Vocabulary
The Robe, Bible, Hiding Place, etc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amalgamation | the action, process, or result of combining or uniting. |
| syncretism | the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. |
| laconic | (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. |
| intrepid | fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect). |
| profligacy | reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources. |
| avaricious | extreme greed for wealth or material gain. |
| obstreperous | noisy and difficult to control. |
| mountebank | a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan. |
| necromancy | the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future. |
| abject | 1. (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree. "his letter plunged her into abject misery" 2. (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing. "an abject apology" |
| grandiloquent | pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress. |
| interminable | endless (often used hyperbolically). |
| senescence | the condition or process of deterioration with age. |
| balustrade | a railing supported by balusters, especially an ornamental parapet on a balcony, bridge, or terrace. |
| tessellated | denoting or characterized by a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlaps. |
| peristyle | a row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or internal garden or edging a veranda or porch. |
| edification | the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually. |
| revile | criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner. |
| cadaverous | resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony. |
| droll | curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement. |
| indolence | avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness. |
| mendacity | untruthfulness |
| mortise | a hole or recess cut into a part which is designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) on another part so as to join or lock the parts together. |
| parley | a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice. |
| perfidy | deceitfulness; untrustworthiness. |
| polyglot | knowing or using several languages. |
| prodigious | remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree. |
| punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. |
| solicitude | care or concern for someone or something. |
| vituperation | bitter and abusive language. |
| obsequious | obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. |
| antediluvian | of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood. |
| ascetic | characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. |
| amanuensis | a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts. |
| expatriate | a person who lives outside their native country. |
| Sinicize | make Chinese in character or form. |
| toady | act in an obsequious way. |
| harbinger | a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. |
| eviscerate | disembowel (a person or animal). |
| excoriate | censure or criticize severely. |
| apoplectic | overcome with anger; extremely indignant. |
| ballast | give stability to (a ship) by putting a heavy substance in its bilge. |
| shoal | a large number of fish swimming together. |
| cavalcade | a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles. |
| fribble | a frivolous or foolish person. |
| ravishing | delightful; entrancing. |
| vermilion | a brilliant red pigment made from mercury sulfide (cinnabar). |
| galluses | suspenders for trousers. |
| homily | a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon. |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs; tetraplegia. |
| pernicious | having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. |
| paunch | a large or protruding abdomen or stomach |
| sexton | a person who looks after a church and churchyard, sometimes acting as bell-ringer and formerly as a gravedigger. |
| ignominy | public shame or disgrace. |
| quisling | a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country. |
| venerable | accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character. |
| aplomb | self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation. |
| sadism | the tendency to derive pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others. |
| factotum | an employee who does all kinds of work. |
| stentorian | (of a person's voice) loud and powerful. |
| unctuous | (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily. |
| impecunious | having little or no money. |
| tableau | a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant. plural: tableaux |
| jocosely | playfully or humorously. |
| piquant | having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. |
| sanguine | optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. |
| cynosure | a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration. |
| baize | a coarse, typically green woolen material resembling felt, used for covering billiard and card tables. |
| insuperable | (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome. |
| benignantly | kindly and benevolently. |
| sagacity | quality of being shrewd or wise; having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment |
| profligate | recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources. |
| facetiousness | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. |
| neurasthenia | an ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance. |
| dotard | an old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined. |
| dyspeptic | of or having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression. |
| devolve | transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration. |
| parricide | the killing of a parent or other near relative. |
| malacca | brown cane that is widely used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. |
| immure | enclose or confine (someone) against their will. |
| latterly | recently |
| perambulator | 1. a baby carriage; a pram. 2. a person who walks, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way. |
| galling | annoying; humiliating. |
| tout | attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner. |
| commissionaire | a uniformed door attendant at a hotel, theater, or other building. |
| epicene | having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex. |
| perforce | used to express necessity or inevitability. |
| springe | a noose or snare for catching small game. |
| perspicacity | the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness. |
| quadrille | a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself. |
| felicitate | congratulate |
| obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. |
| languor | 1. the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia. 2. an oppressive stillness of the air. |
| diabolic | 1. characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil. 2. disgracefully bad or unpleasant. |
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