94324890 | affinity | a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity; a relationship, connection | |
94324891 | bilious | peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant | |
94324892 | cognate | closely related in origin, essential nature, or function; such a person or thing | |
94324893 | corollary | a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; resultant or consequent | |
94324894 | cul-de-sac | a blind alley or dead-end street; any situation in which further progress is impossible; an impasse | |
94324895 | derring-do | valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits (often used to poke fun at false heroics) | |
94324896 | divination | the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge | |
94324897 | elixir | a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely; a panacea; a sweet liquid used as a vehicle in medicines | |
94324898 | folderol | foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle | |
94324899 | gamut | an entire range or series | |
94324900 | hoi polloi | the common people, the masses | |
94324901 | ineffable | not expressible in words; too great or too sacred to be uttered | |
94324902 | lucubration | laborious study or thought, esp at night; the result of such work | |
94324903 | mnemonic | relating to or designed to assist the memory; a device to aid the memory | |
94324905 | obloquy | public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure; the disgrace resulting from such treatment | |
94324907 | parameter | a determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary | |
94324909 | pundit | a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions | |
94324911 | risible | pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh; laughable | |
94324913 | symptomatic | typical or characteristic; being or concerned with a symptom of a disease | |
94324915 | volte-face | an about-face; a complete reversal | |
94324917 | aficionado | an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan | |
94324919 | browbeat | to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully | |
94324921 | commensurate | equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards | |
94324923 | diaphanous | very sheer and light; almost completely transparent | |
94324925 | emolument | profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary | |
94324927 | foray | a quick raid, exp for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; to make such a raid | |
94324929 | genre | a type, class, or variety, esp a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted | |
94324931 | homily | a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse | |
94324933 | immure | to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate | |
94324935 | insouciant | blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky | |
94324937 | matrix | a mold; the surrounding situation or environment | |
94324938 | obsequies | funeral rites or ceremonies | |
94324940 | panache | a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display | |
94324942 | persona | a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes | |
94324944 | philippic | a bitter verbal attack | |
94324946 | prurient | having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires | |
94324948 | sacrosanct | very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack | |
94324950 | systemic | of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems | |
94324952 | tendentious | intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan | |
94324954 | vicissitude | a change, variation, or alteration; successive or changing phases or conditions |
Unit 4 and 5 Vocab
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