| Term | Definition |
|---|
| prophecy (n) | a prediction of the future |
| harbinger (n) | a precursor |
| augur (v) | to predict the future |
| premonition (n) | a forewarning |
| portend (v) | to give advanced warning |
| prescient (adj) | having knowledge of future events |
| omen (n) | a sign of something to come |
| archaic (adj) | ancient |
| relic (n) | an object from an ancient time |
| decrepit (adj) | worn out from old age or use |
| antiquated (adj) | obsolete; outdated |
| antediluvian (adj) | very old |
| perpetuate (v) | to keep from dying out |
| censure (v) | to express strong disapporval |
| reprove (v) | to scold |
| reprehensible (adj) | worthy of blame or censure |
| culpable (adj) | deserving blame |
| indict (v) | to accuse of an offense |
| reproach (v) | to blame; to express disapproval |
| rebuke (v) | to scold (2) |
| diligence (n) | hard work and dedication |
| scrupulous (adj) | careful, ethical |
| meticulous (adj) | extremely attentive to detail |
| indefatigable (adj) | untiring |
| painstaking (adj) | meticulous; paying great attention to detail |
| assiduous (adj) | hard working |
| conform (v) | to do what one is expected to do |
| orthodoxy (n) | strict adherence to tradition |
| iconoclast (n) | one who challenges tradition |
| heresy (n) | opinion or action that violates traditional belief |
| insurgent (n) | rebel |
| convention (n) | a practice that comports with the norms of a society |
| insubordination (n) | rebellion against authority |
| insolence (adj) | brash disrespect |
| affront (n) | an insult |
| haughty (adj) | overly proud |
| impudent (adj) | rudely bold |
| boorish (adj) | crude, barbaric |
| irreverence (n) | disrespect |
| arid (adj) | extremely dry |
| astral (adj) | relating to the stars |
| nautical (adj) | pertaining to sailing |
| lunar (adj) | relating to the moon |
| fecund (adj) | fertile; fruitful |
| fallow (adj) | unused; plowed but not cultivated |
| cosmic (adj) | relating to the universe |
| paucity (adj) | lack, scarity |
| surfeit (n) | an excessive amount |
| copious (adj) | abundant |
| barren (adj) | infertile |
| scanty (adj) | meager; barely enough |
| replete (adj) | completely filled |
| eulogy (n) | an honorific speech at a funeral |
| despondent (adj) | lacking hope |
| doleful (adj) | filled with grief |
| anemic (n) | feeble; characterized by oxygen deficiency in the blood |
| malady (n) | a disease |
| anguish (n) | extreme suffering |
| dirge (n) | a funeral song |
| etymology (n) | the study of the origin of words |
| anthropology (n) | the study of human cultures |
| ethics (n) | the study of and philosophy of moral choice |
| theology (n) | the study of religion |
| genealogy (n) | the study of ancestry |
| demographics (n) | the study of statistics relating to human populations |
| hermit (n) | one who prefers to live alone |
| ostracize (v) | to exclude from a group |
| exile (n) | a banishment |
| recluse (n) | one who likes to live alone |
| isolate (v) | to place something apart from everything else |
| solitude (n) | isolation; the quality of being alone |
| disseminate (V) | to spread information |
| diverge (v) | to go apart |
| proliferate (v) | to grow rapidly; to produce offspring at a rapid pace |
| amass (v) | to accumulate; to gather together |
| distend (v) | to swell; to increase in size |
| propagate (v) | to cause to multiply; to publicize; to travel through a medium |
| inundate (v) | to flood |
| annex (v) | to attach; to acquire land to expand an existing country |
| addendum (n) | something added; a supplement to a book |
| postscript (n) | a message added after the completion of a letter |
| epilogue (n) | an extra chapter added onto the end of a novel |
| append (v) | to affix something; to add on |
| adjunct (adj) | added in a subordinate capacity |
| augment (v) | to add onto; to make greater |
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