Vocabulary – Cur. A
Week 6
Deluge
noun \ˈdel-ˌyüj, -ˌyüzh\
: a large amount of things that come at the same time
Deluge
: a large amount of things that
come at the same time
Enmity
noun \ˈen-mə-tē\
: a very deep unfriendly feeling
Enmity
: a very deep
unfriendly feeling
Fungible
noun \ˈfən-jə-bəl\
: being of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in the
satisfaction of an obligation
Fungible
: being of such a nature that one part or
quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity
in the satisfaction of an obligation
Genocide
noun \ˈje-nə-ˌsīd\
: the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political,
or cultural group
: the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial,
political, or cultural group
Genocide
Harbinger
Noun \ˈhär-bən-jər\
: something that shows what is coming
Harbinger
: something that shows what is
coming
Kudzu
noun \ˈkud-(ˌ)zü, ˈkəd-\
: an Asian vine (Pueraria lobata) of the legume family that is used for forage and erosion control and is
often a serious weed in the southeastern United States
Kudzu
: an Asian vine (Pueraria lobata) of the
legume family that is used for forage and
erosion control and is often a serious weed in the southeastern United
States
Largesse
noun \ˈlär-ˌjes\
: money that is given away
Largesse
: money that is given away
Malevolent
adjective \mə-ˈle-və-lənt\
: having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person
: having or showing a desire to
cause harm to another person
Malevolent
Poignant
Adjective \ˈpoi-nyənt \
: painfully affecting the feelings
Poignant
: painfully affecting the
feelings
Quixotic
Adjective \kwik-ˈsä-tik\
: hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practical
Quixotic
: hopeful or romantic in a
way that is not practical
Sartorial
adjective \sär-ˈtor-ē-əl, sə(r)-\
: of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes; broadly : of or relating to clothes
Sartorial
: of or relating to a tailor or tailored
clothes; broadly : of or relating to
clothes
Sovereignty
noun \ˈsä-v(ə-)rən-tē\
: a country's independent authority and the right to govern
itself
Sovereignty
: a country's independent
authority and the right to govern
itself
Ubiquitous
Adjective \yü-ˈbi-kwə-təs\
: seeming to be seen everywhere
Ubiquitous
: seeming to be seen
everywhere
Yiddish
noun \ˈyi-dish\
: a language based on German that is written in Hebrew characters and
that was originally spoken by Jews of central and eastern Europe
Yiddish
: a language based on German that is written in Hebrew
characters and that was originally spoken
by Jews of central and eastern Europe
Accolade
noun \ˈa-kə-ˌlād, -ˌläd\
: an award or an expression of praise
Accolade
: an award or an
expression of praise
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