Murphy Vocab pages 211-217
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48 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amateur | person who follows a particular pursuit as a pastime rather than as a profession one who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person |
| amiable | likable; good-natured; pleasant and agreeable; obliging |
| amicable | characterized by friendliness rather than antagonism; friendly; neighborly; not quarrelsome |
| amity | friendship; goodwill; friendly relations |
| amorous | strongly moved by love; loving; inclined to love; enamored |
| enamored | inflamed with love; charmed; captivated (usually followed by of) |
| animosity | ill will (usually controlled) |
| equanimity | evenness of mind or temper under stress; emotional balance; composure; calmness; equilibrium |
| magnanimous | showing greatness or nobility of mind; chivalrous; forgiving; generous in overlooking injury or insult |
| unanimity | oneness of mind; complete agreement |
| unanimous | of one mind; in complete accord |
| affinity | (literally, condition of being "near the boundary" or "a neighbor") kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction |
| confine | keep within limits; restrict; limit |
| definitive | serving to end an unsettled matter; conclusive; final |
| finale | end of final part of a musical composition, opera, play, etc.; conclusion |
| finis | end; conclusion |
| fluctuate | to flow like a wave; to move up and down; to change often and irregularly; to be unsteady |
| fluent | ready with a flow of words; speaking or writing easily; articulate; eloquent |
| fluid | substance that flows |
| fluid | not rigid; changeable; unstable |
| influx | inflow; inpouring; inrush |
| degenerate | to sink to a lower class or standard; to worsen; to deteriorate |
| engender | to give birth to; to create; to generate; to produce; to cause |
| genre | kind; sort; category |
| progenitor | ancestor to whom a group traces its birth; forefather; forebear |
| regenerate | to cause to be born again; to put new life into; to reform completely; to revive; to reinvigorate |
| aggregate | gathered together in one mass; total; collective |
| aggregation | a gathering of individuals into a body or group; assemblage |
| congregation | "flock" or gathering of people for religious worship |
| gregarious | inclined to associate with the "flock" or group; fond of being with others; sociable |
| segregation | seperation from the "flock" or main body; setting apart; isolation; separation |
| bilateral | involving two sides |
| collateral | situated at the side; accompanying; parallell; additional; supplementary |
| equilateral | having all sides equal |
| lateral | of or pertaining to the side |
| multilateral | having many sides |
| quadrilateral | plane figure having four sides and four angles |
| unilateral | one-sided; undertaken by one side only |
| alliteration | repetition of the same letter or consonant at the beginning of neighboring words |
| literacy | state of being lettered or educated; ability to read and write |
| literal | following the letters or exact words of the original; verbatim; word-for-word |
| literacy | having to do with letters or literature |
| literate | lettered; able to read and write; educated |
| elucidate | to throw light upon; to make clear; to explain |
| lucid | (literally, 'containing light') clear; easy to understand; comprehendable |
| luminary | one who is a source of light or inspiration to others; famous person |
| luminous | emitting light; bright; shining; brilliant |
| translucent | letting light through |
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