Study English Vocab Quz #5 Flash Cards

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English Vocab Quz #5

incommodious

adj. uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations"

salve

n. a healing ointment, often herbal, sometimes metaphorical/spiritual

ruddy

adj. to have a healthy reddish color

pastiche

n. An art that imitates or combines other works of art.

pathetic fallacy

n. the personification of things generally not considered a person (inanimate objects, plants, etc)

metallurgy

n. the science and technology of metals

lingua franca

n. a common language used by speakers of different languages

lacuna

n. a gap or missing space in almost anything (music, law, bodies, physical stuff)

hermeneutics

n,adj. The science of interpretation and explanation; expanitory or interpretive.

hermetic

adj. completely sealed, airtight, obscure, or isolated

fraught

adj. Filled with; or plagued by, riddled, distressed

fideism

n. The idea that religion cannot be explained by reason and is in fact superior to it.

jejune

adj. Not nutritious; Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance; Naive; simplistic, unsophisticated

fatidic

adj. Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic

demagogue

n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

luddite

n. any opponent of technological progress, originated in early nineteenth century in Britian with weavers.

diaphanous

adj. thin enough to allow for light to pass through, gauzy, translucent.

fractious

adj. resistent to authority, stubborn, trouble-making, cranky, easily peeved, or unpredictable.

prolix

adj. tediously lengthy, verbous, and boring.

aegis

n. A symbollically protective collar or cape to show protection by a religous authority

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