Vocab 12 B Riley Flashcards
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| 9249288809 | Noli me tangere. | Touch me not- John 20:17 | 0 | |
| 9249292500 | SENTIO, sentire, sensi, sentum | "to feel with the senses" | 1 | |
| 9249294923 | TANGO, tangere, tetigi, tactum | "to touch" | 2 | |
| 9249302087 | assent "She was able to assent to the agreement only after being promised a week of paid vacation." | v. to consent; to express agreement (used with to) | 3 | |
| 9249312006 | dissent "Despite his constant dissent, his opinion was not taken into consideration." | v. to have or express a different opinion | 4 | |
| 9249318804 | presentiment "Her presentiment kept her in the house all week." | n. a sense of something about to happen | 5 | |
| 9249326145 | sensuous "The sensuous art exhibit was appreciated by many." | adj. appealing to the senses, especially aesthetically | 6 | |
| 9253013542 | sensual "Her first sensual experience was surprising." | adj. gratification of the senses and physical pleasure, particularly sexual, | 7 | |
| 9249334343 | sentinel "The sentinel stood watch well into the night." | n. a sentry; one who keeps watch | 8 | |
| 9249340418 | contiguous "The students in the contiguous classrooms struggled with separating the lessons being taught." | adj. adjoining; sharing a boundary | 9 | |
| 9249345408 | tangible "The tangible difference between fabrics was easily realized." | adj. perceptible by sense of touch | 10 | |
| 9249351709 | tactile "Her enhanced tactile sense helped her guess what had been placed into her hands." | adj. pertaining to or using the sense of touch; tangible | 11 | |
| 9249389061 | tangent "The pictures of the tangent circles appeared on the geometry test several times." | adj. touching | 12 | |
| 9249467339 | porphyry "The large cave sparkled with porphyry rocks." | n. igneous rock containing crystals | 13 | |
| 9249469452 | sentience "The robot slowly gained sentience." | n. capacity for sensation or feeling | 14 | |
| 9249469453 | similitude "She made sure to comment on the similitude of the two stories in her comparison essay." | adj. likeness; resemblance | 15 | |
| 9249471538 | vagaries "His vagaries made him a wildly unlikable person." | n. an unpredictable or erratic action | 16 | |
| 9249471539 | incubus "The incubus caused him to awaken in a cold sweat." | n. nightmare; mental burden | 17 | |
| 9249473376 | miasma "The miasma was obvious as soon as I stepped off of the plane." | n. a noxious or poisonous atmosphere | 18 | |
| 9249473377 | tarn "A quick dip in the tarn effectively woke me up." | n. a small mountain lake | 19 | |
| 9249473378 | prolixity "Her prolixity caused her to lose points in the speaking competition." | adj. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy | 20 | |
| 9249476230 | doughty "Her doughty disposition made her a perfect candidate for the job." | adj. brave and persistent | 21 | |
| 9249476231 | prodigious "He has been a prodigious player since he was a child." | adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe | 22 |