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Transcript of WORDLY WISE VOCBULARY WORD LIST #18. Beatific Blissful He lay on a grassy bank listening to the...
WORDLY WISE VOCBULARY
WORD LIST #18
BeatificBlissfulHe lay on a grassy bank listening to the birds, a beatific smile on is face.
ClaustrophobiaFear of enclosed spaces
She is a claustrophobe confines of the diving bell.
ConcomitantAccompanyingConcomitant
with the belief in hell is the belief in heaven.
Corollary Proposition
logically followingIf the three
angles of a triangle are equal, a corollary conclusion is that the three sides are equal also.
DolorousMournfulHer songs were
so dolorous that half the audience was in tears.
ErsatzSubstituteErsatz coffee
can be made from roasted beech nuts.
InnuendoVeiled,
disparaging remark
Having no evidence against her, they resorted to innuendo to discredit her name.
LactealMilkyThe baby
animals are fed lacteal preparation closely resembling milk.
LeavenCause to riseModify the tone
ofYeast is used to
leaven the dough so that the bread will rise.
NocturneMusical piece
suggesting night
Moonlight shining on the lake inspired him to write this nocturne.
OptionRight to buy or
sellChoice We have an
option on the house we looked at yesterday.
PhlegmaticUndemonstrativeHer phlegmatic
manner had a calming effect on us whenever the situation seemed to get out of hand.
ReconnaissanceExploratory
military surveyA light
reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over the enemy lines yesterday.
SeismicEarthquake Seismic tremors
from earthquakes can be felt thousands of miles away.
TonsureShaved headThe monk’s
tonsure shone palely as he bowed his head in prayer.
ViviparousBearing live young
Most fish lay eggs although a few species are viviparous.
ROOTSPHOBOS (Greek)- FearExamples: Claustrophobia,
agoraphobiaCLAUSTRON (Latin)- Closed Examples: Claustrophobia, encloseVIVIS (Latin)- AliveExamples: Viviparous, vivid,
vivacious