February 2005 Vocab
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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adjective
: of or relating to fields or open country : rural - campestral
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noun
: extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy - jingoism
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adj
1 British : impaired by age or dampness : moldy
2 : saturated with dust and stale odors : musty
*3 : rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary - fusty
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noun
1 : the whole series of recognized musical notes
*2 : an entire range or series - gamut
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verb
: to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease - placate
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noun
1 : framework
2 : a central unit especially of trained personnel able to assume control and train others
*3 : a group of people with a unifying relationship - cadre
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verb
*1 : to make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration : proclaim
2 a : to make known or public the terms of (a proposed law) b : to put (a law) into action or force - promulgate
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noun
1 : an act of guarding or protecting
2 : the state of being under a guardian or tutor
*3 : instruction especially of an individual - tutelage
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n
lover of beauty: somebody who has or affects a highly developed appreciation of beauty, especially in the arts - aesthete
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adj
1. done routinely: done as a matter of duty or custom, without thought, attention, or genuine feeling
a perfunctory kiss
2. hasty: done hastily or superficially
a perfunctory search - perfunctory
- adj.) abundant, using wordy style
- copious
- adj.) insignificant, despicable, unimportant
- paltry
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verb
: howl, wail - ululate
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adjective
1 a chiefly Scottish : fated to die : doomed b : marked by a foreboding of death or calamity
2 a : able to see into the future : visionary b : marked by an otherworldly air or attitude c : crazy, touched
3 a : excessivel - fey
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adjective
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an imaginary place of high romance - Ruritarian
- n) carefree attitude, lacking concern
- insouciance
- n) seriousness of behavior; a serious, solemn attitude
- gravitas
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adjective
*1 : marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
2 : not connected with the main subject
3 : disappointing in progress, performance, or quality - desultory
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adjective
: not genuine : spurious; also : cheaply showy : tawdry - brummagem
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adjective
1 : depending on an uncertain event or contingency
2 : relating to luck and especially to bad luck
*3 : characterized by chance or random elements - aleatory
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noun
1 a : the quality or state of being changeable : mutability b : natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs
2 *a : a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance : a fluctuation of state or - vicissitude
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adjective
: serenely free of interruption or disturbance; also : complacent - placid
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noun
: a public promenade bordered with trees - alameda
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adjective
: characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning - erisitic
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verb
: steal, filch - cabbage
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noun
1 a : a Byzantine emperor or prince b : a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church c : an Italian hereditary prince or military leader during the Renaissance
2 a : a ruler with absolute power and authority *b : a person e - despot
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verb
1 : to constitute outward evidence of
*2 : to display clearly : reveal - evince
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adjective
1 : taking on values arbitrarily close to but greater than zero
*2 : immeasurably or incalculably small - infinitesimal