If you were absent, or just want the full definition she gave us in class, (with the etymology, and big words to be held accountable for) here you go!
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| 298535548 | obstetrical | (adj) of or pertaining to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and before and after delivery [L.(midwife) ob-over + stāre-stand + trix-one who (female)] | |
| 298535549 | pathology | (n) any deviation from a healthy, normal, or efficient condition; the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases [Gk. patho- suffering + logy- study of] | |
| 298535550 | juggernaut | (n) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team; anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice; an idol of Krishna, annually drawn on an enormous cart in Orissa, India, under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed [Skt. jagat- world + nātha- lord] | |
| 298535551 | levity | (n) lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate or excessive; lack of seriousness; frivolity [L. levis- light (weight)] | |
| 298535552 | supercilious | (adj) proud, coolly and patronizingly haughty, arrogant, conceited [L. super-over + cilium- eyelid; eyebrow] | |
| 298535553 | asunder | (adv. or adj.) into separate parts; in or into pieces; apart; widely separated | |
| 298535554 | florid | (adj) reddish, ruddy, rosy; flowery, excessively ornate, showy [L. flōrére- to bloom] | |
| 298535555 | par excellence | [Fr.] (adj, follows noun) being the best or truest of a kind; the quintessential example of excellence; superior; preeminent | |
| 298535556 | benediction | (n) an utterance of good wishes; the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service [L. bene- well + dīcere- to speak] | |
| 298535557 | languid | (adj) lacking in energy or vitality; effete; weak; slack; slow, listless [L. laxus- loose, slack] | |
| 298535558 | fetish | (n) any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion; an object with magical potency; any object or nongenital part of the body that causes habitual erotic response [Portuguese: feitico- charm] | |
| 298535559 | implore | (v) to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat [L. im- in + plōrāre- to lament] | |
| 298535560 | meretricious | (adj) showy, flashy, or tawdry; based on pretense, deception, or insincerity; pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute [L. merére- to earn + trīx- one who (female)] | |
| 298535561 | appurtenance | (n) something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct, accessory, appendage; equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments used for specific purpose or task; gear [L. pertinére- to pertain] | |
| 298535562 | fractious | (adj) stubborn, obstinate, refractory, unruly; readily angered, peevish, irritable, quarrelsome, testy [L. frangere- to break] | |
| 298535563 | extemporize | (v) to do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice; improvise; ad lib [L. ex- out + tempore- time] | |
| 298535564 | vinous | (adj) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of wine; given to indulgence in wine; wine red; wine-colored [L. vīnum- wine] | |
| 298535565 | laudable | (adj) deserving praise; praiseworthy, commendable [L. laus- praise] | |
| 298535566 | infinitesimal | (adj) indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute; less than an assignable quantity; a variable having zero as a limit [L. in-not + finīre- to stop] | |
| 298535567 | somnambulate | (v) to sleepwalk [L. somn(us)- sleep + ambulāre- to walk] |
