Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Domicile |
a home; residence
A condominium complex may contain many separate domiciles, often of different sizes and designs. |
|
|
Domestic |
related to the family or household.
As our assigned domestic chore, my brother and I do the laundry. |
|
|
Domain |
range of one's control; territory
The sandbox and sliding boards on our playground is the kindergartener's domain. |
|
|
Domineer |
to dominate; to be bossy.
David Copperfield's stepfather, Mr. Murdstone domineers both David and his gentle mother. |
|
|
Dominion |
control; rule; area of influenced.
The Danes struggled to free their country from the dominion of Germany during World War II. |
|
|
Dormant |
asleep; not in an active state.
Grandma Moses' artistic talent lay dormant until she began to paint at age seventy. |
|
|
Somnambulate |
to walk while sleeping.
Although many children somnambulate, most outgrow this involuntary activity by adulthood. |
|
|
Somnolent |
drowsy; sleepy.
We grew somnolent after our long hike in the snow. |
|
|
Ablution |
washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification.
Most mosques have a central fountain where worshipers perform ablutions before entering to pray. |
|
|
Deluge |
a downpour; a great flood.
When the dam broke, an entire village downstream was destroyed in the deluge. |
|
|
Divest |
to take away something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to dispossess.
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, members of the nobility were divested of all titles and called "citizen" like everyone else. |
|
|
Investiture |
a ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbols of an office.
At her investiture as a Girl Scout, the Brownie received a pin and membership card. |
|
|
Travesty |
an absurd or inferior imitation.
The senior skit was a hilarious travesty of a faculty meeting. |
|
|
Vestment |
a garment that indicates position, or authority, especially the robes worn by clergy.
The simple woolen vestment and sandals of Franciscan friars reflect their vow of poverty. |
|
|
Vested |
a concern for something from which a person expects to get personal benefit.
The judge disqualified herself because as the defendant's mother she had a vested interest in the case. |
