Vocabulary #11

1.Affinity- relationship by marriage
"After researching her family history, she discovered there is no affinity between her and her cousin."

 

2.Bilious- of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition

"Her bilious attack made her look almost pathetic."

 

3.Cognate- of the same nature
"The twins were cognate to each other."

 

4.Corollary- A proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof
"His corollary proved the point of the other man's story."

 

5.Cul-de-sac - a pouch
"My friend lives around the cul-de-sac."

 

6.Derring-do- a daring action
"The woman's derring-do saved many people and made her the town hero."

 

7.Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due

to the interpretation of omens
"Her divination made it possible for her to know what is going to happen next."

 

8.Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
"The elixir in the fountain made people from all over seek to find it's magnificient powers."

 

9.Folderol- a useless accessory
"Her tons of jewelry are but a bunch of folderols."

 

10.Gamut- an entire range or series
"The gamut of the obstacle course is about 10 miles long."

 

11.Hoi polloi- the general populace
"The hoi-polloi is of African decent."

 

12.Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words
"My feelings for him are so intense they are practically ineffable."

 

13.Lucubration- to study by night
"Once you attend college, it seems the only studying you get is of lucubration."

 

14.Mnemonic- intended to assist memory
"The mnemonic drugs were needed to access the woman's thoughts she forgot."

 

15.Obloquy- abusive language
"I tend to use a lot of obloquy when I am angry with something or someone."

 

16.Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them
"The parametic equations are always hard because you have to figure out what 'this is for that'."

 

17.Pundit- a learned man
"The man is a pundit for he went to school and got an education."

 

18.Risible- provoking laughter
"Her risible is what made the man fall for her so fast."

 

19.Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause
"The symptomatic disease not only tricked the patient but the doctors as well."

 

20.Volte-face- a reversal in policy

"The volte-face was put in order due to the fact that no one was abiding by the rules."