Vocab Units 7-9

Front 1

adriot

Back 1

skillful;clever

Front 2

macroscopic

Back 2

visible to the naked eye

Front 3

fatuous

Back 3

foolish;inane

Front 4

bovine

Back 4

pertaining to cows or cattle

Front 5

ferret

Back 5

to search or drive out

Front 6

affectation

Back 6

a phony attitude; pose

Front 7

knell

Back 7

a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral

Front 8

dichotomy

Back 8

a division into two parts

Front 9

callow

Back 9

young and inexperienced

Front 10

laconic

Back 10

using few words; short; concise

Front 11

quiddity

Back 11

an essential quality

Front 12

patent

Back 12

evident or obvious

Front 13

peccadillo

Back 13

a minor offense; a misdeed

Front 14

sagacious

Back 14

wise; having keen perception and sound judgment

Front 15

rationalize

Back 15

to make an excuse for

Front 16

deride

Back 16

to ridicule; to mock

Front 17

censure

Back 17

to criticize sharply

Front 18

gambol

Back 18

to frolic; to romp about playfully

Front 19

immolate

Back 19

to kill someone as a scrificial victim, usually by fire

Front 20

recondite

Back 20

difficult to understand; profound

Front 21

martinet

Back 21

a strict disciplinarian; taskmaker

Front 22

quagmire

Back 22

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

Front 23

gibe

Back 23

to scoff; to ridicule

Front 24

agape

Back 24

open-mouthed; surprised; agog

Front 25

carcinogen

Back 25

causing cancer

Front 26

olfactory

Back 26

pertaining to smell

Front 27

imperious

Back 27

dominerring; haughty

Front 28

grotesque

Back 28

absurd; distorted

Front 29

neologism

Back 29

a new word or expression

Front 30

hackneyed

Back 30

commonplace; overused

Front 31

machination

Back 31

an evil design or plan

Front 32

pejoative

Back 32

having a negative effect; insulting

Front 33

harbinger

Back 33

an omen or sign

Front 34

nubile

Back 34

suitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female

Front 35

sapient

Back 35

wise; full of knowledge

Front 36

chimerical

Back 36

imaginary; fantastic

Front 37

masochist

Back 37

one who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering

Front 38

finesse

Back 38

diplomacy; tact; artful management

Front 39

heterogeneous

Back 39

different; dissimilar

Front 40

eclectic

Back 40

choosing from various sources

Front 41

grandiose

Back 41

impressive; showy; magnificent

Front 42

raiment

Back 42

clothing; garments

Front 43

blanch

Back 43

to whiten; to make pale

Front 44

hybrid

Back 44

anything of mixed orgin

Front 45

idiosyncrasy

Back 45

a peculiar personality trait