vocab 6

elevator

elevator

A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.

releive

to give aid or help or to set free

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

levitate

to cause to hover or float above the ground

levity

an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual

Dialogue

Conversation between characters

eloquent

fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

soliliquy

speech to oneself

grandiloquent

pompous or high-flown in speech

colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

neologism

new word or expression

loquacious

talkative

illustrate

clarify by giving an example of

luminous

bright; brilliant; glowing

luminescent

emitting light not caused by heat

illustrious

very famous; outstanding

lucid

easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

eludicate

to clarify, explain

illusion

a false impression

ludicrous

ridiculous, laughable, absurd

delude

to mislead; to fool

elude

to escape notice; to get away from

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

collusion

secret agreement or cooperation

lavatory

A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face, usually found in a bathroom.

dilute

To make a liquid less concentrated

pollute

to make impure or dirty

deluge

a flood; an overwhelming rush

antediluvian

extremely old; antiquated

miscellaneous

made up of a variety of unrelated items; difficult to categorize

Miscegenation

biological reproduction by partners of different racial categories

promiscuous

No strong pair bonds or lasting relationships.

monument

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

monitor

To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note

Summons

a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge

admonish

warn or reprimand someone firmly

remonstrate

plead in protest

amorphous

shapeless, formless, vague

metamorphosis

change of form

polymorphous

having many shapes

anthropomorphic

having human characteristics

immortal

living forever

morgue

A place where dead bodies are kept

morbid

gruesome, gloomy, or dark

moribund

(adj.) dying, on the way out

mortify

to humiliate

commute

travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.

Mutation

A change in a gene or chromosome.

immutable

unchangeable

Transmutation

the conversion of an atom of one element to an atom of another element

permutation

an alteration; a rearrangement of elements, especially in mathematics

astronomy

study of the universe

economy

A system by which goods and services are produced and distributed

autonomy

independence

antinomy

contradicting reasonable principles

Taxonomy

The scientific study of how living things are classified

natural

existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.

naive

lacking sophistication or experience

cognate

(adj.) closely related in origin, essential nature, or function; (n.) such a person or thing

nascent

beginning to exist or develop

innate

inborn; natural

Renaissance

a rebirth or revival

magnify

to make larger

magnitude

Greatness of size, strength, or importance

majestic

large and impressively beautiful

magnanimous

generous in forgiving, above small meanness

magnate

powerful person

magniloquent

boastful, pompous

malodorous

foul-smelling

malicious

Intended to hurt or harm

malign

to speak evil of

malapropism

a word humorously misused

malefactor

criminal

malfeasance

wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official

manual

hand

manufacture

to make by hand or machine

emancipate

to set free

mandate

an authoritative command

mandatory

required

matrimony

relating to marriage

maternal

of or like a mother

maternity

motherhood

matriculate

to enroll, especially at a college

matriarch

female head of the family

minute

extremely small

minutiae

(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters

diminution

lessening; reduction in size

miniature

small, tiny

diminish

make or become less

eminent

of high reputation, outstanding

imminent

about to happen

prominent

important; famous

preeminent

famous; outstanding

transmit

to send something across places; to pass along

emissary

An agent sent on a mission

intermittent

not continuous; happening at intervals

remission

improvement or absence of signs of disease

demise

a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

innocent

not guilty

noxious

harmful; poisonous; lethal