Vocabu-Lit TEST TEN (Lessons 24-25)

Adieu

French word used at parting; good

Flattering

playing upon the vanity of someone; beguiling; misleading

Idolatry

worship of idols, excessive devotion

Inconstant

changing; fickle

Liberal

generous; gving

Procure

to acquire; to see to

Rash

reckless; imulsive

Repose

Sleep; rest

Rite

ceremony, such as a wedding or religious service

Substantial

real; true; also, of a considerable size or importance

ambiguous

not clear; having more than one meaning

code

a set of rules used to translate information from one system to another

directive

command; instruction

genetic

of or related to genes or heredity

logical

predictable; systematic

motive

a reason for doing something; rationale

obvious

easy to see or to understand; clear

parasite

a life form that lives off of another; leech

primordial

existing at the beginning; ancient

replicate

to make an exact copy; duplicate; reproduce

ordiri-

to begin

prim-

first

-ial or -al

has the quality of

co-

with or together

sub-

under

aevum

an age