Worldly Wise 2
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- ars, artis
- L. art
- artifact
- n. an object made by human beings; often refers to primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period
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artifice
artificer n. -
n. 1. craftiness; trickery.
2. cleverness; skill -
artless
artlessness n.
antonym: artful -
adj. 1. without decit or cunning; natural; simple.
2. crude; ignorant; uncultured. - artisan
- n. a skilled craftsperson
- aoide
- Gr. song
- ode
- n. a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet.
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parody
parodist n. -
n. a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music.
tr. v. to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect. -
rhapsody
rhapsodic adj.
rhapsodist n.
rhapsodize v. - n. speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
- canto, cantare, cantavi, cantatum
- L. to sing
- incantation
- n. the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell.
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recant
recantation n. - tr. v. to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known.
- pingo, pingere, pinxi, pictum
- L. to paint, to embroider
- depict
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tr. v. 1. to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture.
2. to describe; to picture in words. -
pictograph
pictographic adj. - n. a picture or drawing representing words or ideas.
- cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum
- L. to grow, to increase
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accrue
accrual, n. - intr. v. to come as a natural increase or advantage.
- crescendo
- n. a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music.
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excrescence
excrescent, adj. - n. abnormal growth or outgrowth
- facio, facere, feci, factum
- L. to make
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beneficence
beneficient, adj. - n. doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.
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efficacious
efficaciously, adv. - adj. effective as a means or remedy
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facile
facilely, adv.
facilitate, v.
facility, n. - adj. acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent. (sometimes superficial, when something is too easily done.)
- facsimile
- n. an exact copy oif a book, painting, document, etc.
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faction
factional, n.
factious, adj. -
n. 1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government.
2. conflict within an organization or nation. - mollify
- tr. v. to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling.
- texo, texere, texui, textum
- L. to weave
- context
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n. 1. the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning.
2. the circumstances surrounding an event or situation. - pretext
- n. a false reason put forward to conceal the true one.
- trans
- L. across
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transgress
n., transgression - tr. v., to go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule
- transitive
- adj., describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct obect to complete the meaning of the verb
- transitory
- adj. lasting for only a short while
- translucent
- adj. permitting light to pass througt, but not transparent
- eo, ire, ivi, itum
- L. to go
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ambience
adj., ambient - n., environment; the surrounding atmosphere
- obituary
- n., notice of a death with biographical information.
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transient
n., transcience -
adj., 1. passing quickly; transitory. 2. staying only a short time.
n., a person or thing having a short stay. - erro, errare, erravi, erratum
- L. to wander; to stray
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aberration
adjl, aberrant - n., straying from what is normal or accepted.
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erratic
adv., erratically - adj., irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas.
- hodos
- G. journey
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episode
adj., episodic
adv., episodically - n., an incident in a person's life or in a story or play.
- exodus
- n., 1. mass departure or emigration. 2. (capitalized) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt with their leader Moses.
- iter, itineris
- L. journey
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itinerant
n., itinerancy -
adj., traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or work; transient.
n., a person who travels from place to place. -
itinerary
v., itinerate - n., 1. a route of travel. 2. a plan or record of a journey.
- venio, venire, veni, ventum
- L. to come
- advent
- n., 1. arrival or coming inot being. 2. (capitalized) the period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ.
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circumvent
n., circumvention - tr. v., 1. to avoid; to evade by cleverness. 2. to avoid by passing around.
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convene
n., convention - tr. v., to assemble, especially for a meeting.
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intervene
n., intervention - intr. v., 1. to occur between events or periods. 2. to come between, thereby easing a situation. 3. to interfere or to interrupt.
- tele
- G. at a distance
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telepathy
adj., telepathic
adv., telepathically - n., communication from one mind to another without speech, writing, or other sensory means.
- via
- L. way, street, road, journey
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deviate
adj., deviant
n., deviation - intr. v., to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject.
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devious
n., deviousness - adj., 1. winding; roundabout. 2. underhanded; deceptive.
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impervious
n., imperviousness - adj., 1. not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc. 2. incapable of being influenced or affected.
- celer
- L. swift
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accelerate
n., acceleration - tr. intr. v., to cause faster movement; to go faster.
- celerity
- n., swiftness; quickness; speed.
- curro, currere, cucurri, cursum
- L. to run
- cursor, cursoris
- L. runner
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concur
n., concurrence
adj., concurrent
adv., concurrently - intr. v., 1. to agree; to cooperate. 2. to coincide; to happen simultaneously.
- discourse
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n., 1. conversation. 2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing.
intr. v., to talk; to discuss formally in speech or writing. -
incur
n., incursion - tr. v., to meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself.
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precursor
adj., precursory - n., forerunner
- succor
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n., help in time of distress
r. v., to render help to. - glomus
- L. ball
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conglomeration
n. + adj., conglomerate - n., a collection of unrelated things.
- jacio, jacere, jeci, jactum
- L. to throw
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abject
n., abjection
adv., abjectly - adj., 1. humiliating and miserable. 2. contemptible.
- conjecture
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n., an opinion formed from inconclusive evidence; a guess
tr. + intr. v., to conclude from insufficient evidence. -
interjection
v., interject - n., a word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words, often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in a sentence.
- salio, salire, salui, saltum
- L. to jump, to leap
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assail
n., assailant - tr. v., 1. to attack violently; to assault. 2. to attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly.
- desultory
- adj., 1. jumping from one thing to another; rambling. 2. haphazard or random.
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exult
adj., exultant
adv., exultantly
n., exultation - intr. v., to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant.
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resilient
n., resilience - adj., 1. capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched. 2. buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune.
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salient
adv., saliently - adj., 1. conspicuous; striking. 2. projecting up or out.
- valeo, valere, valui, valitum
- L. to be strong
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convalesce
n., convalescence - intr. v., to recover health after illness.
- avail
- tr. v., to use to one's own advantage
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prevalent
intr. v., prevail
n., prevalence - adj., widely occurring or in general use.
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valor
adj., valorous - n., heroic courage; bravery.
- volvo, volvere, volvi, volutum
- L. to revolve
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evolve
n., evolution
adj., evolutionary - intr. v. 1. to develop gradually. 2. to change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life.
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voluble
n., volubility
adv., volubly - adj., speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib.
- apis
- L. bee
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apiary
n., apiarist - n., a place where hives or colonies of bees are kept for their honey.
- avis
- L. bird
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aviary
n., aviarist - n. a house, enclosure, or large cage for birds.
- bos, bovis
- L. cow, ox
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bovine
n., bovinity - adj., having the quality of a cow or ox; sluggish, dull.
- canis
- L. dog
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canine
n., caninity - n., member of the family of dogs.
- caper, capra
- L. goat
- caper
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n., 1. a playful hop, leap, or skip. 2. a prank or wild escapade.
intr. v. to leap, frolic, or frisk about. - caprice
- n. a sudden impulse, whim, or unmotivated change of mind.
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capricious
adv., capriciously
n., capriciousness - adj., subject to whim; impulsive; unpredictable or fickle.
- equus
- L. horse
- equine
- adj., pertaining to a horse; belonging to the family of horses and zebras.
- equitation
- n., the art of riding horses
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equestrian
n., equestrianism - adj., pertaining to a rider of horses, or skill.
- felis
- L. cat
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feline
n., felinity -
n. a member of the family of cats, lions, tigers, and jaguars.
adj., belonging to the cat family; having characteristics of a cat, such as gracefulness and independence. - leo, leonis
- L. lion
- leon
- G lion
- leonine
- adj., pertaining to a lion; having characteristics of a lion, such a fierceness and majesty.
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lionize
n., lionism
n, lionization
n., lionship - tr. v., to regard or treat a person as a celebrity.
- piscis
- L. fish
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piscine
n., piscinity - adj., typical of fish.
- porcus
- L. swine, pig, hog
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porcine
n., porcinity - adj., pertaining to or resembling a pig.
- serpens, serpentis
- L. serpent, snake
- serpentine
- adj., 1. resembling a serpent in form or movement; sinuous; winding. 2. having qualities of a serpent; subtle, sly, sometimes even evil.
- simia
- L. monkey, ape
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simian
n., simianity -
adj., pertaining to or resembling an ape or monkey.
n., an ape or monkey. - ursa
- L. bear
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ursine
n., ursinity - adj., pertaining to or characteristic of a bear.
- zoion, zoa
- G. living being, animal
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zoology
adj., zoologic
adv., zoological
adv., zoologically
n., zoologist - n., the science dealing with animals.