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