Vocabulary Lesson 23: Words, ba 5 approved words [vl1-vl21], Vocabulary 22 - 26
voluntary
(adj.) 1. proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent 2. unconstrained by interference 3. done by design or intention 4. of, or relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will 5. having power of free choice 6. provided or supported by voluntary action 7. acting or done of one's own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation
magnanimous
(adj.) 1. showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit 2. showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind
circumspect
(adj.) careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences
undulated
(adj.) having a wavy surface, edge, or markings
imperturbable
(adj.) marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
perspicacious
(adj.) of acute mental vision of discernment : keen
magniloquent
(adj.) speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
Demonic
Relating to a demon
Angelic
Relating to angels
Heterosexual
Relating to different sexes
turbid
(adj.) 1. a) a thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment b) heavy with smoke or mist 2. a) deficient in clarity or purity b) characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)
facile
(adj.) 1. a) easily accomplished or attained ; shallow, simplistic b) used or comprehended with ease c) readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth 2. mild or pleasing in manner or disposition 3. a) ready, fluent b) poised, assured
turbulent
(adj.) 1. a) exhibiting physical turbulence b) characterized by agitation or tumult 2. causing unrest, violence, or disturbance
abundant
(adj.) 1. existing or occurring in large amounts 2. a) marked by great plenty (as of resources) b) amply supplied
loquacious
(adj.) 1. full of excessive talk 2. given to fluent or excessive talk
colloquial
(adj.) 1. of or relating to conversation 2. a) used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation b) using conversational style
multinational
(adj.) 1. of or relating to more than two nationalities 2. a) of, or relating to, or involving more than two nations b) having division in more than two countries
multiply
(v.) transitive verb 1. to increase in a number especially greatly or multiples 2. a) to find the product of by multiplication b) to use as a multiplicand in multiplication with another number transitive verb 1. a) to become greater in number b) breed propagate 2. to perform multiplication
volunteer
(n.) 1. a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service 2. a volunteer plant
factory
(n.) 1. a station where factors reside and trade 2. a) a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing b) the seat of some kind of production
elocution
(n.) 1. a style of speaking especially in public 2. the art of effective public speaking
sacrilegious
(n.) 1. a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violated (such as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God 2. gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing
complex
(n.) 1. a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts 2. a) a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit b) a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality ; an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation c) a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known d) the sum of factors (such as symptoms) characterizing a disease or condition 3. a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds 4. a building or group of buildings housing related units
sacrament
(n.) 1. a) a Christian rite (such as baptism or the Eucharist) that is believed to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of spiritual reality b) a religious rite or observance comparable to a Christian sacrament 2. capitalized a) communion b) blessed sacrament 3. something likened to a religious sacrament
magnitude
(n.) 1. a) great size or extent b) spatial quality, size, quantity, number 2. the importance, quality, or caliber of something 3. a number representing the intrinsic or apparent brightness of a celestial body on a logarithmic scale in which an increase of one unit corresponds to a reduction in the brightness of light by a factor of 2.512 4. a numerical quantitative measure expressed usually as a multiple of a standard unit 5. the intensity of an earthquake represented by a number on an arbitrary scale
spectacle
(n.) 1. a) something exhibited to view as unusual, notable, or entertaining b) an object of curiosity or contempt 2. glasses 3. something (such as natural markings on an animal) suggesting a pair of glasses
benefit
(n.) 1. an act of kindness 2. a) something that produces good or helpful results or effect or that promotes well-being b) useful aid 3. a) financial help in time of sickness, old age or unemployment b) a payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy c) a service (such as health insurance) or right (as to take vacation time) provided by an employer in addition to wages or salary 4. an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or cause
sacrifice
(n.) 1. an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar 2. something offered in sacrifice 3. a) destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else b) something given up or lost 4. loss 5. sacrifice hit
duplicity
(n.) 1. contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action 2. the quality or state of being double or twofold 3. law : the technically incorrect use of two or more distinct items (such as claims, charges, or defenses) in a single legal action
benevolence
(n.) 1. disposition to do good 2. a) an act of kindness b) a generous gift 3. a compulsory contribution or tax levied by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative
rector
(n.) 1. one that directs 2. a) a member of the clergy (as of the Protestant Episcopal Church) in charge of a parish b) an incumbent of a Church of England benefice in full possession of its rights c) a Roman Catholic priest directing a church with no pastor or one whose pastor has other duties 3. the head of a university or school
benediction
(n.) 1. religion : the invocation of a blessing 2. something that promotes goodness or well-being 3. often capitalized, Christianity : a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it 4. an expression of good wishes
volition
(n.) 1. the power of choosing or determining 2. an act of making a choice or decision ; a choice or decision made
multitude
(n.) 1. the state of being many 2. a great number 3. a great number of people 4. populace, public
direct
(v.) 1. a) to write (a letter) to a person b) to mark with the name and address of the intended recipient c) to impart orally d) to adapt in expression so as to have particular applicability 2. a) to regulate the activities or course of b) to carry out the organizing, energizing, and supervising of c) to dominate and determine the course of d) to train and lead performances of
abound
(v.) 1. to be present in large numbers or in great quantity 2. to be copiously supplied
implicate
(v.) 1. to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference 2. archaic : to fold or twist together 3. a) to bring into intimate or incriminating connection b) to involve in the nature or operation of something
rectify
(v.) 1. to set right 2. to purify especially by repeated or fractional distillation 3. to correct by removing errors 4. to make (an alternating current) unidirectional
desecrate
(v.) 1. to violate the sanctity of : profane 2. to treat disrespectfully , irreverently, or outrageously
Neophyte
A beginner
Neologism
A new word
Agnostic
A person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something
Pedodontist
A specialist in the dental care of children
Temporal
Adj. 1. (a) of or relating to time as opposed to eternity (b) of or relating to earthly life (c) lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred 2. of or relating to grammatical tense or a distinction of time 3. (a) of or relating to time as distinguished from space (b) of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time: chronological
Potential
Adj. 1. existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality potential benefits 2. expressing possibility; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in "it may rain")
Equipotent
Adj. 1. having equal effects or capacities 2. of egg protoplasm : potentially capable of developing into any tissue
Potent
Adj. 1. having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful 2. achieving or bringing about a particular result : effective 3. (a) chemically or medicinally effective a potent vaccine (b) rich in a characteristic constituent a potent drink 4. able to copulate —usually used of the male
Consecutive
Adj. Following one after the other in order
Temporary
Adj. Lasting for a limited time
Obsequious
Adj. Marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
Aqueous
Adjective 1. (a) of, relating to, or resembling water (b) made from, with, or by water 2. medical: of or relating to the aqueous humor
Simultaneous
Adjective 1. existing or occurring at the same time: exactly coincident 2. satisfied by the same values of the variables simultaneous equations
Artful
Adjective 1. performed with or showing art or skill 2. (a) using or characterized by art and skill (b) adroit in attaining an end usually by insinuating or indirect means
Nulliparous
Adjective Of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring
Verbatim
Adv. In the exact words : word for word
Claustrophobic
Affected by an abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
Phobia
An unreasonable fear
Philadelphia
City of brotherly love
Chromatic
Colorful
Pandemonium
Confusion
Atrophy
Decrease in size of a body part
Orthodontist
Dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth
Scopophobia
Fear of being seen
Hemophobia
Fear of blood
Acrophobia
Fear of hieghts
Prognosis
Forecast
Philander
Frequently entering into casual sexual relationships with women
Philanthropy
Goodwill to fellow men
Technocracy
Government by technical experts
Chirography
Handwriting
muscle
Includes the Latin base MUS. MUS means "mouse" in Latin. It is so named because the ancients thought that it looked as if a little mouse ran up and down the arm when the biceps were flexed.
Aqueduct
Noun 1. (a) a conduit for water; especially : one for carrying a large quantity of flowing water (b) a structure for conveying a canal over a river or hollow 2. a canal or passage in a part or organ
Neoteric
Modern
Polychromatic
Multicolored
Artist
Noun 1. (a) obsolete: one skilled or versed in learned arts 2. (a) one who professes and practices an imaginative art (b) a person skilled in one of the fine arts 3. a skilled performer; especially : artiste 4. one who is adept at something con artist strikeout artist
Equation
Noun 1. (a) the act or process of equating (b1) an element affecting a process: factor (b2)a complex of variable factors (c) a state of being equated; specifically : a state of close association or identification bring governmental enterprises and payment for them into immediate equation — R. G. Tugwell 2. (a) usually formal statement of the equality or equivalence of mathematical or logical expressions (b) an expression representing a chemical reaction quantitatively by means of chemical symbols
Aquarium
Noun 1. a container (such as a glass tank) or an artificial pond in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept 2. an establishment where aquatic organisms are kept and exhibited
Punctilio
Noun 1. a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code 2. careful observance of forms (as in social conduct)
Edict
Noun 1. a proclamation having the force of law 2. order, command
Dictionary
Noun 1. a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses 2. a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications 3. a reference book listing alphabetically the words of one language and showing their meanings or translations in another language 4. a computerized list (as of items of data or words) used for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)
Puncture
Noun 1. an act of puncturing 2. a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing 3. a minute depression
Benediction
Noun 1. religion: the invocation of a blessing 2. something that promotes goodness or well-being 3. often capitalized, Christianity : a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion, including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it 4. an expression of good wishes
Proverb
Noun A brief popular epigram or maxim (a famous saying)
Inequity
Noun An instance of injustice or unfairness
Heterodox
Of a different opinion
Evangelize
Preach the Gospel
Chiromancer
Palm reader
Gynocracy
Political supremacy of women
Chromosome
Rod-shaped DNA-containing structures
Democracy
Rule of the majority
Autotrophic
Self-nourishing
Philharmonic
Symphony orchestra
Chirology
The study of the hand
Diagnosed
To recognize something by symptoms
Odontalgia
Tooth pain
Annul
Verb 1. to declare or make legally invalid or void 2. to reduce to nothing : obliterate 3. to make ineffective or inoperative
Deduce
Verb 1. to determine by reasoning or deduction deduce the age of ancient artifacts She deduced, from the fur stuck to his clothes, that he owned a cat.; specifically, philosophy : to infer (see infer 1) from a general principle 2. to trace the course of
Nullify
Verb 1. to make null; especially : to make legally null and void 2. to make of no value or consequence
Seduce
Verb 1. to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty 2. to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises 3. to carry out the physical seduction of
Dissimulate
Verb To hide under a false appearance