The professor and the Madman Vocab – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Jaxon Craft
Amanuensis
A person employed to write -what- another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; Secretary
Arbiter
A person empowered to decide matters at a issue; judge; umpire
Asperity
Harshness or sharpness of tone, temper or manner; severity; acrimony
Consanguineous
Having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood
Dilatory(iness)
Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow;tardy
Eclectic
Selecting or choosing from various sources
Ecumenical
General; Universal
Encomiums
A formal expression of high praise; eulogy
Fettle
State; Condition
Imprimatur
Sanction or approval; Support
Intractable
Not easily controlled or directed; not doclie or manageable; stubborn; obstinate
Nuance
A subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc
Orthography
Correct spelling
Pedantic
Ostentatious in one’s learning
Pudicity
modesty, especially chastity
Querulous
full of complaints; complaining
Quintessential
the most perfect embodiment of something
Redoubtable
commanding or evoking respect, reverence
Sesquipedalian
Given to using long words.
Extrapolate
To infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture
