Order and Disorder in the Universe

Vocabulary flashcards from the lecture on Order and Disorder in the Universe.

insubordinate

Not submissive to authority.

inordinate

Excessive; immoderate; not controlled.

ordain

To confirm priestly authority upon or to order by superior authority.

ordinance

A command or order; a law or regulation, especially by a city government.

apostle

A leader or teacher of a (new) faith or movement.

stolid

Showing or appearing to feel no emotion; apathetic.

epistolary

Pertaining to letter-writing or contained in letters.

rectify

To set right; to correct.

rectitude

Moral uprightness; correctness of behavior.

constellation

A group of fixed stars or a brilliant gathering.

stellar

Pertaining to stars or outstanding; referring to a star performer.

asterisk

A star-shaped figure used to indicate an omission or a footnote.

astral

Of or from the stars.

cosmology

The study of the whole universe: origin, evolution, and relationship of its parts.

cosmopolite

A person at ease in any part of the world and/or knowledgeable in many subjects.