Kaba Vocab 3

Neologism (n.)

new word or expression

Neophyte (n.)

a beginner

Omnipotent (a.)

all-powerful

Omniscient (a.)

all-knowing

Perverse (a.)

stubborn, unreasonable, or acting against what is considered right

Permutation (n.)

An arrangement, or listing, of objects in which order is important

Epidemic (n.)

A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease in a concentrated area

Epithet (n.)

word(s) that perfectly describes an object

Sacrosanct (a.)

sacred; something that cannot be changed

Sanctimonious (a.)

self-righteous

Proscribe (v.)

to forbid

Ascribe (v.)

attributed to a certain cause

Retrospect (n.)

looking back

Perspicacious (a.)

smart; having a full or comprehensive understanding of

Protract (v.)

to prolong

Intractable (a.)

stubborn; not easily controlled

Intransigent (a.)

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

Translucent (a.)

partially transparent.

Panacea (n.)

an answer to all problems

Panoptic (a.)

seeing the whole at one view