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RTI vocab
vocab
81 cards·by schaljo
revert
to return, or turn or look back
manor
the landed estate of a lord or nobleman
emblem
symbol
minion
servile favorite
disyllable
a word of two syllables
legislate
to make or enact a law or laws
batten
narrow strip of wood
reformer
one who carries out reform
velvety
marked by lightness and softness
foresight
intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch
quandary
a puzzling predicament
oculist
one versed or skilled in teating dieseas of the eye
mania
insanity
refute
answer
refute
to prove wrong
vicarious
suffered or done in place of of for the sake of another
ailment
slight sickness
successful
having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity
deleterious
hurtful, morally or physically
wholly
completely
concur
agree
endemic
peculair to some spedified country or people
impetuosity
rashness
gravity
seriousness
course
line of motion or direction
wizen
to become or cause to become withered or dry
vacate
to leave
perspicacious
astute
obstetrician
a practicioner of midwifery
wampum
beads strun on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency
composure
patient endurance or toleration of offenses
reactionary
pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction
epic
very great in degree, extent, size or quantity
beneficial
helpful
prudence
caution
indolence
laziness
abbey
the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling place of a society of monks or nuns
compressible
capable of being pressed into smaller compass
sibilate
to five a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s
imbibe
to drink or take in
corporeal
of a material nature, physical
scuttle
to sink by making holes in the bottom
biology
the study of life
invert
to turn inside out, upside down or in opposite direction
incite
to rouse to a particular action
transgress
to break a law
dissect
to cut apart or to pieces
contemporary
living or existing at the same time
corrosive
that which causes gradula decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
amatory
designed to excite love
morality
virtue
delirious
raving
neurology
the science of the nervous system
audition
the act or sensation of hearing
affirmative
answering yes to a question at issue
vendor
seller
ruminate
to chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated
contumacy
disregard of the requirements of rightful authority
despicable
contemptible
dispel
to drive away by or as by scattering in different directions
provident
anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies
indulgent
prolong
expand
to increase in range or scope
duplicity
double dealing
vigilance
alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger
brusque
somwhat rough or rude in manner or speech
sentence
related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought
contrive
to manage or carry through by some device or scheme
reimburse
to pay back as an equivilant of what has been expended
diffusion
dispersion
incompetent
not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose
athwart
from side to side
rife
abundant
usage
treatment
apogee
climax
litigant
party to a lawsuit
dignify
ennoble
antitoxin
a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of microorganisms
incomparable
matchless
monition
friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof
annunciation
proclamation