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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| provenance | A place of origin, esp. that of a work of art or archaeological specimen |
| perspicacious | having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning |
| dysplasia | a term used in pathology to refer to an abnormality of development |
| puce | of a dark or brownish purple. |
| vapidity | lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious |
| querulous | –adjective 1. full of complaints; complaining, characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: |
| portend | to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising, to signify; mean. |
| caveat | a warning or caution; admonition, Law . a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing, example- a caveat filed against the probate of a will. |
| carom | noun - Billiards, Pool, any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off. |
| peevish | cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster. showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood, perverse or obstinate. |
| denizen | an inhabitant; resident, a person who regularly frequents a place; habitué: the denizens of a local bar. for British . an alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of citizenship in a country. |
| anecdotal | based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anecdotal evidence. |
| idempotent | unchanged when multiplied by itself. |
| anodyne | anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief. |
| apropos -ap-ruh-POH | fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely. |
| angina an-JAHY-nuh; in Med. often AN-juh-nuh | any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating, angina pectoris) any disease of the throat or fauces. |
| fauces [FAW-seez] | Anatomy - the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx, a vestibule of an ancient Roman house. |
| vestibule | a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building. Railroads - an enclosed space at the end of a passenger car, serving as a sheltered entrance to the car from another car or from outside the train. |
| sartorial | of or pertaining to tailors or their trade |
| patois (pah-twah) | a regional form of a language |
| pratfall | a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating, a humiliating blunder or defeat. |
| redound | to have a good or bad effect or result, as to the advantage or disadvantage of a person or thing, to result or accrue, as to a person, to come back or reflect upon a person as to honor or disgrace (usually followed by on or upon ) |
| devolve | to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on. |
| peloton | a small military group; platoon, , an ornamental glass made in Bohemia in the late 19th century, usually having a striated overlay of glass filaments in a different color. |
| sublimate | To direct the energy of a primitive impulse into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable, To transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid |
| substrate | A substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular, The surface or material on or from which an organism lives, grows, or obtains its nourishment. |
| accede | Assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty. | Assume an office or position |
| redact | Edit (text) for publication. | Censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes |
| burnish | The shine on a highly polished surface. |
| Leukemia | A malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leukocytes, suppressing the production of normal blood cell |
| opprobrium | Harsh criticism or censure. | The public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct |
| acuity | Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. |
| quod vide (q.v.), quod vi·de. foreign term \kwȯd-ˈwi-ˌde\ | Used after a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document or book. For more than one term or phrase, the plural is quae vide (qq.v.). |
| et al | and elsewhere, and others, Origin: < Latin et alibi |
| enjoin | to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet, to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to eat less lobster |
| elide [ih-lahyd] | to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation, to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over, Law . to annul or quash. |
| Homo homini lupus [aohmaoh ahmini loopoos] | A Latin phrase meaning "man is a wolf to [his fellow] man." |
| feckless | ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing, having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy. |
| choleric | extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: |
| blandish | To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole. |
| trope | any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. |
| lorgnette (lôrn-yt) | A pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a short handle. |
| obviate | To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary |
| quadroon | A person whose parents are a mulatto and a white person and who is therefore one-quarter black by descent |
| salient | Most noticeable or important - it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case Prominent; conspicuous, (of an angle) Pointing outward, of an animal- Standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping |
| boon | A thing that is helpful or beneficial, A favor or request - may I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation |
| patrician | Belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy. |
| acerbic | Sour or bitter tasting; acid |
| escarpment | A long, steep slope, esp. one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights. |
| defile | Noun: A steep-sided, narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file). Verb: Sully, mar, or spoil. |
| diffident | Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence |
| locus | A particular position, point, or place, The effective or perceived location of something abstract: "the real locus of power is the informal council" |
| wadi | A valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season |
| abrogate | To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority. |
| iridescent | Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick |
| participle | A form of a verb that in some languages can function independently as an adjective - baked beans, and is used with an auxiliary verb to indicate tense, aspect, or voice, as the past participle baked in the passive sentence The beans were baked too long. |
| gerund | In Latin, a noun derived from a verb and having all case forms except the nominative. |
| nominative | Appointed or nominated to office, Having or bearing a person's name: nominative shares | of, relating to, or being the case of the subject of a finite verb (as I in I wrote the letter |
| nominative part 2 | ) and of words identified with the subject of a copula, such as a predicate nominative (as children in These are his children). |
| finite verb | The finite forms of a verb are the forms where the verb shows tense, person or number. I go, she goes, he went |
| non-finite verb | Non-finite verb forms have no person or number, but some types can show tense. Non-finite verb forms include: to go, going, gone |
| independent clause | clauses which can stand on their own as complete sentences. |
| copula | verb, such as a form of be or seem, that identifies the predicate of a sentence with the subject. Also called linking verb. |
| predicate | To state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something: The sermon predicated the perfectibility of humankind | To carry the connotation of; imply. |
| predicate - grammar | One of the two main constituents of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb, as opened the door in Jane opened the door or is very sleepy in The child is very sleepy. |
| redact | Edit (text) for publication. | Censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes |
| attenuator | An electronic device that reduces the amplitude or power of a signal without appreciably distorting its waveform. |
| campy | effeminate; affected in mannerisms, dress, etc. 2. relating to or considered characteristic of homosexuals 3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) consciously artificial, exaggerated, vulgar, or mannered; self-parodying, esp when in dubious taste |
| plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, \plue-sä-shäⁿzh plue-se-lä-mem-shōz\ | the more that changes, the more it's the same thing —often shortened to plus ça change |
| sepsis | The presence in tissues of harmful bacteria and their toxins, typically through infection of a wound |
| entrain | Chemistry . (of a substance, as a vapor) to carry along (a dissimilar substance, as drops of liquid) during a given process, as evaporation or distillation. | To board or put aboard a train. |
| sanguine | 1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. 2. reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion. 3. (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc |
| homburg | a man's felt hat with a soft crown dented lengthwise and a slightly rolled brim. |
| debutante | An upper-class young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society |
| procrustean | (esp. of a framework or system) Enforcing uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality |
| oeuvre | The works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively: "the complete oeuvre of Mozart". |
| moor | A tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath. Verb: Make fast (a vessel) to the shore or to an anchor |
| Moors | A member of a Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent, now living chiefly in northwest Africa. 2. One of the Muslims who invaded Spain in the 8th century and established a civilization in Andalusia that lasted until the late 15th century. |
| cabaret | 1. a floor show of dancing, singing, or other light entertainment at a nightclub or restaurant 2. Chiefly US a nightclub or restaurant providing such entertainment |
| triage | A system used to allocate a scarce commodity, such as food, only to those capable of deriving the greatest benefit from it. |
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