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Vocabulary Workshop H 2

Terms in this set (20)

Ae'gis
n. Protection; patronage; sponsorship
S: auspices
Apprise'
v. To inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
S: acquaint
A: keep secret, withhold information
Bib'ulous
adj. Fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent
S: inebrious
A: abstemious, temperate
Claque
n. A group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat
S: fan club, flatterers
A: critics, detractors, slanderers
Derac'inate
v. To pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces off
S: extirpate, eradicate, expunge
A: implant, nurture, foster, instill
Exe'gesis
n. An explanation or critical interpretation (especially of a text)
S: analysis, explication
A: mystification
Indig'enous
adj. Originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent
S: endemic, domestic, homegrown
A: foreign, alien, exoteric, imported
Lach'rymose
adj. Given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious
S: tearful, doleful, dolorous
A: dry-eyed, merry, hilarious
Lex'icon
n. A dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group or subject; a compendium
S: wordbook, glossary
Me'lee
n. A confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling
S: fracas, brawl, scuffle, donnybrook
A: friendly chat, peace and quiet
Mi'crocosm
n. A miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system
S: epitome, world in little
A: macrocosm, cosmos, totality
Min'uscule
adj. Very small, tiny
n. A lowercase letter
S: infinitesimal, insignificant
A: huge, massive, monumental
Ob'fuscate
v. To darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
S: muddy the waters
A: elucidate, explicate, clarify
Pater'nalism
n. The policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
S: benevolence, solicitude, fatherliness
Po'larize
v. To cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
S: split, alienate, estrange
A: unite, reconcile, unify
Pur'view
n. The range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute
S: orbit
San'guine
adj. having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
S: flushed, rosy
A: bloodless, ashen, pessimistic, gloomy
Sol'ecism
n. A substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
S: misusage, blunder
Vass'al
n. A person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant
adj. Subservient
S: minion, servile
A: overlord
Verisimil'itude
n. The quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probably
S: realism, lifelikeness, authenticity
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