July 2004 Vocab
Terms
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noun
: the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is farthest from the sun - aphelion
- the burning of a heritic during the Inquisition
- auto-da-fe
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noun
: a man of elevated rank or station - grandee
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verb
1 : to bear fruit
2 : to make fruitful or productive - fructify
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adjective
: not commensurable; broadly : lacking a basis of comparison in respect to a quality normally subject to comparison - incommensurable
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adjective
: lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid - lackadaisical
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adjective
1 : of or relating to those who habitually eat together
*2 : living in a relationship in which one organism obtains food or other benefits from another without damaging or benefiting it - commensal
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adjective
*1 : guilty of a moral offense : sinning
2 : violating a principle or rule : faulty - peccant
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noun
1 : vocation, trade
*2 : an area of activity in which one excels : forte - métier • \MET-yay\
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adjective
*1 : exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
2 : not needed : unnecessary - superfluous • \soo-PER-floo-us\
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adjective
: marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry - vociferous
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adjective
: readily predictable : automatic; also : reacting in a readily predictable way - knee-jerk
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noun
: a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character - bildungsroman • \BIL-doonks-roh-MAHN ("oo" as in "good")\
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verb
1 : to include especially within a particular scope
*2 : to be made up of
3 : compose, constitute - comprise
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adjective
: given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth - mendacious
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noun
: a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government - putsch • \PUCH ("U" is as in "butcher")\
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noun
: a brief moment of emotional excitement : shudder, thrill - frisson • \free-SOHNG (the last vowel is pronounced nasally, and the final "ng" is not pronounced)\
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noun
1 : a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
2 a : a commonplace or tiresome person : bore *b : a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion - bromide
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noun
1 : a philosophical or theological point proposed for disputation; also : a disputation on such a point
*2 : a whimsical combination of familiar melodies or texts - quodlibet
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verb
1 : marry
*2 : to take up and support as a cause : become attached to - espouse
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adjective
: speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner - magniloquent
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noun
*1: an informal conversation : chat
2: a short informal essay - causerie
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noun
1 : the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
*2 : one that occupies a particular position or place - incumbent