english midterm
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- apothecary
- druggist; pharmacist
- precinct
- a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- fresco
- a painting done on fresh plaster
- ambrosia
- the food of the gods
- shroud
- something that covers or hides from view; cloth used to wrap dead body before funeral; to block from sight
- vagaries
- an unpredictable or erratic action
- opprobrium
- The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
- reconcile
- to cause a person to accept something not desired
- labyrinth
- a complex maze
- banal
- Commonplace, stereotyped
- purge
- rid of impurities
- aesthete
- loves art and nature
- dilettante
- someone with superficial knowledge of the arts, an amateur, a dabbler
- grace
- a disposition to kindness and compassion
- Beguile
- Influenced by trickery
- Abstract
- Theoretical, not concrete
- cursory
- Going rapidly at something without noticing details. Hasty.
- ostensible
- represented or appearing as such
- bond
- a certificate that promises to repay the money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date
- charisma
- a personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
- placid
- free from disturbance
- capital
- wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
- junta
- A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
- genial
- diffusing warmth and friendliness
- portentous
- of momentous or ominous significance
- perfidy
- betrayal of a trust
- fretful
- unable to relax or be still
- humility
- the quality or state of being humble in spirit
- querulous
- irritable
- jurisdiction
- (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
- benevolent
- generous in providing aid to others
- loathsome
- causing dislike or disgust
- Perceptible
- capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
- languish
- become feeble
- syntax
- a systematic orderly arrangement
- hubris
- overbearing pride or presumption; , arrogance
- article
- a part of a document that deals with a certain subject
- tergiversate
- to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject
- obtuse
- blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding
- Panacea
- the cure for all illnesses and diseases
- lethargy
- Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind.
- agnosticism
- the belief that the existance of God is not proveable
- inveigle
- obtain by deception/flattery
- semblance
- outward appearance
- magnanimous
- Generous in treating or judging others.
- levy
- impose and collect
- Propitious
- Presenting favorable conditions
- Soporific
- Causing or tending to cause sleep
- indefatigable
- tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
- warrant
- Court authorization, most often for law enforcement officers, to conduct a search or make an arrest.
- adversary
- opponent; enemy
- benign
- pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
- insessant
- Continuing without interruption; nonstop
- modulate
- to regulate or adjust
- rejoinder
- (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
- Tangible
- Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind. Real, actual
- cloture
- terminate debate by calling for a vote
- fiscal
- involving financial matters
- objectify
- make external or objective, or give reality to
- moderator
- someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
- presage
- an omen
- narcissism
- an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
- per diem
- by the day, daily
- query
- pose a question
- alienation
- separation resulting from hostility