Unit 4
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40 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 carnivorous | meat-eating or fleash-eating |
| herbivorous | plant-eating |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animals and plants |
| voracious | having a huge appetite |
| carnage | great destruction of life (as in a battle); slaughter |
| carnal | having to do with bodily pleasures |
| carnival | a season of merrymaking just before Lent; an occasion for festivities and excess |
| incarnation | a particular physical form or version of something |
| credence | mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief |
| creditable | worthy of praise |
| credulity | readiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence |
| creed | a statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith |
| affidavit | a sworn statement made in writing |
| diffident | lacking confidence; timid |
| fiduciary | having to do with a confidence or trust |
| perfidy | faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery |
| concurrent | happening or operating at the same time |
| cursory | hastily and often carelessly done |
| discursive | passing from one topic to another |
| precursor | one that goes before and indicates the coming of another |
| expedient | suitable for bringing about a desired result, often without regard for what is fair or right |
| expedite | to speed up the process or progress of |
| impediment | something that interferes with movement or progres |
| pedestrian | commonplace, ordinary, or un-imaginative |
| deflect | to turn aside, especially from a straight or fixed course |
| flexor | a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or leg |
| genuflect | to kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect |
| inflection | a change in pitch, tone, or loudness of the voice |
| posterior | situated toward or on the back; rear |
| posthumous | published after the death of the author |
| postmodern | having to do with a movement in art, architecture, or literature that is a reaction against modernism and that calls for the reintroduction of traditional elements and techniques as well as elements from popular culture |
| postmortem | occurring after death |
| calypso | a folk song or style of singing of West Indian origin that has a lively rhythm and words that are often made up by the singer |
| odyssey | a long, wandering journey full of trials and adventures |
| palladium | a precious, silver-white metal related to platinum that is used in electrical contacts and as an alloy with gold to form white gold |
| Penelope | a modest domestic wife |
| procrustean | ruthlessly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances |
| protean | displaying great versatility or variety |
| sibyl | a female prophet or fortune teller |
| siren | a woman who tempts men with bewitching sweetness |
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