Unit 4 inq vocab

carnivorous

meat-eating or flesh-eating

herbivorous

plant-eating

insectivorous

feeding on insects

voracious

having a huge appetite

Carnage

destruction of life, slaughter

Carnal

having to do with bodily pleasures

Incarnate

given bodily or actual form, especially having human body

Reincarnation

rebirth of new bodies, born again after death

Credence

mental acceptance of something as true or real 

Credible

Able to be believed or good enough to be effective

credulity

Willingness to believe on little evidence 

Credo

statement or basic believes of a religious faith. Or set of guiding principles

Affidavit

sworn statement made in writing

diffident

lacking confidence

Fiduciary

having to do with confidence or trust, or held in trust for another

Perfidy

faithfulness, disloyalty, treachery

Concurrent

happening or operating at the same time

Cursory

Hastily and often carelessly

Discursive

passing from one topic to another 

Precursor

one that goes before and indicates the coming of another

Postmodern

movement of architecture

Postmortem

occuring after death, following the event

Calypso

a folk song or style of singing of West Indian origin

Odyssey

a long, wandering journey full of trials and adventures

Palladium

A precious silver white metal related to platinum

Penelope

a modest domestic wife

Procrustean

Ruthlessly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances

Protean

1 displaying great versatility or variety 2 able to take on many different forms or natures

Sibyl

a female prophet or fortune teller

Siren

A women who rents men with bewitoning sweetness

Quadruped

An animal having 4 feet

Pedigree

The line of ancestors of a person or animal

Impediment

Something that interferes with movement or progress

Pedestrian

Common place, ordinary, unimaginative

Deflect

To turn aside , especially from a straight or fixed course

Reflective

1 capable of reflecting light 2 thoughtful

Genuflect

To kneel on one knee and rise as a act of respect

Inflection

1 change in pitch 2 change in form of a word showing its case

Posterior

Situated toward the back ; rear

Posthumous

1 published after the death of an author 2 following after one’s death