| Term | Definition |
|---|
| omnibus | (adjective) covering many things at once; (noun) a bus; a book containing a variety of works by one author |
| omnifarious | (adjective) of all varieties, forms, or kinds |
| omnific | (adjective) all-creating |
| omnipotent | (adjective) unlimited in power; almighty |
| omnipresent | (adjective) present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous |
| omniscient | (adjective) knowing everything |
| omnivorous | (adjective) 1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances 2. avidly taking in everything |
| deflect | (verb) turn ("bend") aside |
| flex | (verb) bend |
| flexible | (adjective) pliable ("capable of being bent"); not rigid; tractable |
| flexor | (noun) a muscle that serves to bend a limb |
| genuflect | (verb) bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship |
| inflection | (noun) change ("bend") in the pitch or tone of a person's voice |
| inflexibility | (noun) rigidity; firmness |
| reflect | (verb) throw ("bend") back light rays, as from a mirror 2. think |
| reflex | (noun) involuntary response ("bending back") to a stimulus |
| detention | (noun) act of keeping back or detaining |
| impertinent | (adjective) irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate 2. rude |
| pertinacious | (adjective) adhering ("holding") firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent |
| pertinent | (adjective) having to do with ("holding to") the matter at hand; relevant |
| retentive | (adjective) tenacious; able to retain or remember |
| retinue | (noun) group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person |
| tenacity | (noun) firmness in holding fast; persistence |
| tenet | (noun) principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| tenure | (noun) 1. period for which an office or position is held 2. status assuring an employee a permanent position |
| untenable | (adjective) incapable of being held or defended |
| admonish | (verb) warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke |
| admonition | (noun) gentle reproof ("warning"); counseling against a fault or error |
| admonitory | (adjective) conveying a gentle reproof |
| monitor | (noun) person or device that keeps track of, checks, or warns; (verb) keep track of, regulate, or control the operation of a machine or process |
| monument | (noun) means of reminding us of a person or event |
| premonition | (noun) forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event |
| premonitory | (adjective) conveying a forewarning |
| tenancy | (noun) period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate |
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