Grade 12 Vocabulary List, Week of 01/20

Homogenous

adj. of the same or a similar kind or nature

Regimen

n. a systematic plan, esp. when designed to improve and maintain health

Logarithm

n. the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number

Ovoid

adj. resembling an egg in shape

Telepath

n. one supposedly having telepathic power

Laity

n. the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy

Regime

n. mode of rule or management : form of governance

Regime

n. government in power

Heterogeneous

adj. consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed

Crotchety

adj. given to eccentric opinions : subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper

Coquetry

n. a flirtatious act or attitude

Clergy

n. an official group that performs pastoral or priestly functions

Homeopath

n. someone who believes in the notion that a disease can be cured by a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy people (homeopathy).

Opaque

adj. locking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity

Opaque

adj. hard to understand or explain