Ch. 9-10 Vocab

Lucent (adj)

Lucent (adj)

1. Shining; luminous

2. Permitting light to pass through; translucent

Lucid (adj.)

1. Clearly expressed; easy to understand

2. Logical; rationale; sane

Elucidate (v.)

To make clear or plain; to clarify

Pellucid (adj.)

1. Very clear, thus allowing a maximum of light to pass through; transparent; translucent

2. Very clear in meaning or style

Luminary (n.)

1. An object, such as the sun or moon, that gives light

2. A person who is outstanding in a particular field

Luminescence (n.)

1. Light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or biochemical action or radiation

Muster (v.)

1. To assemble people, especially troops, for specific purpose

2. To gather, to summon (often used with “up”)

Remonstrate (v.)

1. To speak in protest or disapproval (often used with “with” and “against”)

Umbrage (n.)

Extreme offense; resentment (usually with take)

Adumbrate (v.)

1. To give a sketchy outline

2. To foreshadow indistinctly

Denigrate (v.)

To speak derogatively of someone’s character or reputation; to defame to disparage

Necromancy (n.)

1. The art of predicting events by allegedly communicating with the dead

2. Black magic; witchcraft; sorcery

Pall (n.)

1. A cover for a coffin or tomb

2. A coffin, especially one with a body in it

3. Anything that covers, darkens, obscures, or makes gloomy

4. (intr. v.) to become dull, tiresome, or lifeless

Palliate (v.)

1. To make a situation, especially an offense, seem less serious; to make excuses for someone or something

2. To make less severe; to alleviate

Pallid (adj.)

1. Deficient in color; having an abnormally pale complexion

2. lacking color, vitality, or interest; dull

Apocalypse (n.)

1. A prophetic disclosure or revelation, especially concerning universal cataclysm

2. Any widespread destruction

3. (capitalized) the last book of the bible, aka Revelation, which contains prophecies about the ultimate destruction of the world

Apocryphal (adj.)

False; counterfeit; doubtful, especially in authorship or authenticity

Apoplexy (n.)

A stroke; sudden loss of muscular control, sensation, or consciousness usually resulting from rupture or blockage of a blood vessel (often used hyperbolically to describe a state of extreme rage that produces exaggerated responses)

Apostate (n.)

A person who forsakes her or her own principles, religion, or allegiances

Castigate (v.)

To punish; to criticize severely; to chastise

Chasten (v.)

To seek to improve through punishment; to discipline

Occlusion (n.)

Something that blocks; an obstruction

Recluse (n.)

Someone who lives alone and avoids company; a humit

Clavier (n.)

A keyboard instrument, like a piano or harpsichord, with strings

Conclave (n.)

A private, exlusive, or secret meeting

Enclave (n.)

1. A country entirely or mostly enclosed within the territory of another country

2. A district or group isolated or enclosed within a larger one

Diadem (.n)

A crown or headband worn as a sign of authority

Diatribe (n.)

An abusive criticism or attack

Diametrical (adj.)

1. Pertaining to a diameter

2. Exactly or completely opposite

Diaspora (n.)

1. Any group migration or flight from a country

2. (capitalized) The dispersion of the Jews from their homeland in the Middle East