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Monroe- Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
appellation a name or title that distinguishes or identifies
diphthong a speech sound that consists of either two vowels or a vowel and a semivowel contained in a single vowel
eponym a person for whom something is thought to be named
linguistics the study of human speech, especially its components, structure, and nature; and how it changes
neologism a newly made-up word, phrase, or expression
parlance a particular manner of speech (ex. legal parlance)
patios the distinctive language of a particular group
polyglot adj: containing elements or material from different languages n: a person who can speak or write several languages
solecism something out of the normal or paper order
vulgar vernacular; lacking taste or delicacy; coarse
amulet a charm for luck or object to protect against evil
capricious fickle; unpredictable changes
fatalism the belief that all events are determined in advance by fate and cannot be changed by human means
incantation a set or words spoken to cast a magical spell
propitious presenting favorable circumstances
providential seeming to result from divine will
quirk a peculiarity of behavior; manners; idiosyncrasy
serendipity luck; the ability to make valuable to discoveries by chance
vagary odd fancy
vicissitude a change or variation
continuity an uninterrupted succession or flow
converge to approach the same point from different directions
crux the essential feature of something
initiate v: to cause to begin, originate n: beginner; novice
pivotal central or crucial to something
sequel something that follows; continuation
subordinate n: one subject to the authority of another v: make inferior adj: inferior; of a lower class
tangential only superficial relevant or related
terminate to bring to an end; conclude
ultimate last; coming to an end; extreme; greatest possible
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