REAL chapter 5,4,3,2,1

Bas

Bas

relief, bas relief (Adj)

Debase, debasement (n)

To lower in quality , value , or dignity ; to degrade

Declivity, declivitous (adj)

A downward slope ; the slope of a hill

Proclivity, proclivitous (adj)

A natural inclination or tendancy

Leaven

A lightening or enlivening influence

Legerdemain (n)

Any trickery or deception

Leverage

Power to influence ; a position of strength

Levitate, levitation (N)

To rise or float , or cause to rise , seemingly despite gravity

Levity

Lightness in speech or behavior , especially unbecoming jocularity ; frivolity

Penchant

A strong inclination or liking

Ponderous (adj)

Extremely heavy ; massive

Imponderable (adj)

Unable to be assessed or measured precisely

Preponderant, preponderance (n)

Superior in number , force , power , or importance

Echelon (n)

A level of command or authority

Transcendent, transcendence (n)

Going beyond the limits of ordinary experience

basso

a bass voice or vocal part.

acclivity

an upward slope.

impend

something that is about to occur

propensity

a tendency to behave in a particular way.

scansion

the rhythm of a line of verse.

Traduce, traducer (n)

To slander ; to speak falsely or maliciously of

Conducive, conduce (v),

Promoting ; contributing ; helpful

Induce, inducible (adj) inducement (n)

To persuade ; to influenceTo cause ; to bring about

Redoubt (N)

A small fort defending an important pointA place of refuge or defense

Hegemony, hegemonic (adj)

Dominance , especially of one political body over another

Exegesis, exegete (n) , exegetic (Adj)

A thorough explanation or interpretation , especially of a sacred text

Annunciation, annunciate (v)

An announcement ; a proclamationIn Christian thought , the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to the son of God

Renunciation, renunciative (Adj)

An action or satement in which something is given up , rejected , abandoned , or sacrificed

Polity(n)

An organized society , such as a nation , state , church or other organization , having a specific form of government

Wise ; prudent ; sagacious

Politic (adj)

Potentate (n)

Monarch ; a ruler possesing great power

Puissant, puissance (n)

Mighty ; powerful ; forceful

Regalia

Finery ; elaborate attire

Regency, regent (N)

The office or period of office of a regent ; one who administers for a monarch , especially in England and in France A style of dress , furniture , and architecture characteristic of the regency perios in England

Viceroy

A governor or ruler exercising authority on behalf of a sovereign in a province or colony

ducat

a ticket, especially an admission ticket

endue \n

provide with quality

megalopolis

a very large heavy populated city

necropolis \n

a cemetery

\n regulus

a metallic form of substance

Archaic (adj) archaism (n)

Characteristic of a much earlier or primitive period ; anitquated ; out

Archetype (N) Archetypal (adj)

An original model or type from which similar forms are copied

Archipelago (n) archipelagic (adj)

A group of many islands or the sea containing them ; a group of separate entities contained within a defined area

Archive (n), archival (adj)

The collective recors of an organization , institution , or public person . (the place where records are stored)

Anarchy (n)

Absence of any form of government or political authority ; lawlessness ; disorder and confusion

Oligarchy (n), oligarch (n) , oligarchic (adj)

Government by the few , especially a faction of persons or families

Demagogue (n) , demagogic (adj)

A leader or agitator who appeals to people's passions and prejudices rather than to their reason

Demographer (n), demographic (adj)

One who studies the characteristics of populations and analyzes data such as numbers , births , deaths , diseases , and other vital statistics

Endemic (adj)

Commonly found in a particular region or among a particular people

Pandemic (adj)

Spread throughout a wide geographic area ; worldwide

Gregarious (adj)

Liking companionship ; sociable ; tending to live or move in groups of one's own kind

Aggregation (n), aggregate (adj)

A large group or collection of people , animals , or things

Egregious (adj)

Extraordinarily bad ; flagrant

Icon(n)

An image , representation , or symbol ; a representaion or picture of a sacred personage or event , traditionally painted on wooden panels in the manner of the Eastern Orthodox churches ; a person greatly admired for a particular talent quality or service

Iconoclastic (adj), iconoclast (n)

Breaking or destroying images ; attacking or overhtrowing tradition or popular ideas , institutions , or conventions

\n demiurge \n

being responsible for the creation of the universe.

epidemiology \n

The branch of medical science that studies the spread of disease in human populations and the factors influencing that spread

Archean \n

comes from the Greek word arkhē (αρχή), meaning 'beginning, origin

iconography

a collection of illustrations or portraits.

iconoscope

a television camera tube in which an electron beam scans a photoemissive surface,

altercation (n)

a noisy quarrel

altruism (n) altruistic (adj) (FORMS)

concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness (FORMS)

ephemeral (adj) , epherma (noun)

lasting for a very short time; transitory, not everlasting (FORMS)

epitaph

an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there; a brief summary of a dead person's life

epitome (n), epitomize (verb)

a typical representation of something; a person who embodies a quality (FORMS)

eponymous, adj eponym, noun eponymy, noun

referring to the name of a person, a mythical being, or a literary figure associated with something, or to a word incorporating the name of such a person (FORMS)

paradigm

an example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or concept

Paradox (n) , paradoxical (adj)

a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction (FORMS)

paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

Parameter (n) Parametric (adj)

in mathematics, a constant that has variable values and is used to determine other variables; a factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary (FORMS)

peripatetic

walking or travelling about

peripheral (adj), periphery (noun)

pertaining to the boundary of an area; of minor importance (FORMS)

Anathema(n) anathematize (verb) anathematic (adj)

a person or thing detested and shunned; a curse, especially a formal church ban or excommunication (FORMS)

antithesis(n) antithetical (adj)

an exact opposite; a complete contrast; a rhetorical form juxtaposing contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure (FORMS)

epithet

a word or phrase used positively or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to or replacing a name

apothecary

a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs

epistemology,

the theory of knowledge

parallax

the effect where the position of the object appears to differ when viewed from diff angles

paramnesia

a condition involving distorted memory

Interloper

one who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others

Internecine

A. very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage B. pertaining to struggle of conflict within a group, organization, or nation

Interpolate

A. to insert or add something between other parts, especially in a text or written work B. to introduce material that severely alters a text or falsifies it

Interregnum

A. any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the reign of a sovereign and a successor B. An interval between controlling elements; an interruption in an otherwise continuous function or process

Interpose

A. to insert between parts of something; to interject in a conversation B. to apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere

Juxtapose

to place side by side

Propinquity

A. nearness in place or time B. kinship

Rapprochement

reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries

Quiescent

at rest dormant; motionless

Acquiesce

to agree or consent without any objection

Requiem

a mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead

Unrequited

not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind

Abstruse

difficult to understand; complex

Extrude

to push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape

Obtrude

A. to force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others B. to thrust or push out; to protrude noticeably, often in an undesirable way

intercede

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go

interlocutor

someone who participates in a conversation

internuncio

a messenger between two parties

poseur

someone who puts on an act

posit

1.a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true. 2. assume as a fact

disquietude

a state of uneasiness or anxiety