Ms. Taylor's Vocab. Unit 10
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] |