102198002 | affinity | (noun) a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity. | |
102198003 | bilious | (adj) peevish or irritable | |
102198004 | cognate | (adj) closely related in origin, essential nature. (noun) such a person or thing | |
102198005 | corollary | (noun) a proposition that follows from one already proven (adj) resultant or consequent | |
102198006 | cul-de-sac | (noun)a blind alley or dead-end street;any situation in which further progress is impossible | |
102198007 | derring-do | (noun) valor or heroism, daring deeds | |
102198008 | divination | (noun) the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge | |
102198009 | elixir | (noun) a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely. | |
102198010 | folderol | (noun) foolish talk, ideas or procedures, nonsense | |
102198011 | gamut | (noun) an entire range or series | |
102198012 | hoi polloi | (noun) the common people | |
102198013 | ineffable | (adj) not expressible in words, too great or too sacred to be uttered | |
102198014 | lucubration | (noun)laborious study or thought, especially at night, the result of such work | |
102198015 | mnemonic | (adj) relating to or designed to assist the memory (noun) a device to aid the memory | |
102198016 | obloquy | (noun) public abuse indicating strong desapproval or censure | |
102198017 | parameter | (noun) a determining or characteristic element, a limit or boundary | |
102198018 | pundit | (noun) a learned person, one who gives authoritative opinions. | |
102198019 | risible | (adj) pertaining to laughter, laughable | |
102198020 | symptomatic | (adj) typical or characteristic, being concerned with a symptom of a disease | |
102198021 | volte-face | (noun) an about-face, complete reversal |
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop (New Edition) UNIT #4
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