Vocabulary (Lessons 1-15)

JG (United States of America)
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  1. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  2. acoustic
    relating to the study of the physical properties of sound
  3. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  4. doxology
    a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
  5. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  6. anesthesia
    loss of bodily sensation
  7. anesthetic
    a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  8. aesthete
    one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art
  9. anesthesiologist
    a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
  10. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  11. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  12. agony
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  13. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  14. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  15. antagonistic
    characterized by feelings of intense dislike or hostility
  16. inculpate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  17. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  18. agora
    the marketplace in ancient Greece
  19. fortification
    the act of increasing the strength of something
  20. comfortable
    providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief
  21. agoraphobia
    a morbid fear of open spaces
  22. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  23. barometric
    relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer
  24. anemometer
    a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
  25. anemophilous
    of flowering plants that are pollinated by the wind
  26. barometer
    an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  27. anther
    the part of the stamen that contains pollen
  28. helianthus
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
  29. chrysanthemum
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  30. anthophagous
    feeding on flowers
  31. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  32. hierarch
    a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy
  33. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  34. hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols
  35. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  36. synthesize
    combine and form a complex whole
  37. coarctate
    (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
  38. antithesis
    exact opposite
  39. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  40. antithetic
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  41. coarctation
    tight or narrow compression
  42. exasperation
    actions that cause great irritation
  43. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  44. asperity
    harshness of manner
  45. disturbance
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
  46. perturb
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried
  47. turbidity
    the quality of being cloudy or muddy, as with sediment
  48. turbine
    an engine that causes a bladed rotor to rotate
Created on Mon Sep 22 13:37:39 EDT 2008

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