Analyzing Word Meanings: From Anomaly to Inchoate, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Download Analyzing Word Meanings: From Anomaly to Inchoate and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Anomaly DEFINITION 1 Something that deviates from what is standard/normal/expected Oddity Peculiarity Abnormality Inconsistency TERM 2 Equivocal DEFINITION 2 Open to more than one interpretationUncertain or questionable in Nature"we have favored the former rather than the latter explanation, although this conclusion is still equivocal at the moment" Synonyms: Indefinite Vague Imprecise Ambivalent TERM 3 Lucid DEFINITION 3 Expressed clearly/easy to understandBright or luminousSynonyms: Coherent Understandable Vivid Clear Perspicuous TERM 4 Assuage DEFINITION 4 Make an unpleasant feeling less intenseSatisfy an apetite or desireSynonyms: Alleviate Soothe Lessen Diminish TERM 5 Erudite DEFINITION 5 Having/showing great knowledge or learningSynonyms: Scholarly Knowledgeable Educated Intellectual Well-read our erudite cousin, Norma TERM 6 Opaque DEFINITION 6 Not able to be seen throughSynonyms: Cloudy Smeared Hazy Dirty TERM 7 Prodigal DEFINITION 7 Spending $ or resources freely/recklessly (Prodigal Son: Bible)Wastefully extravagantHaving/giving something on a lavish scaleSynonyms: Wasteful Extravagant Generous Lavish a dessert crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream TERM 8 Enigma DEFINITION 8 Mysterious/puzzling/difficult to understand Mystery Riddle Paradox TERM 9 Fervid DEFINITION 9 Intensely enthusiastic/passionateSynonyms: Passionate Intense Wholehearted Sincere TERM 10 Placate DEFINITION 10 Make someone less angry/hostileSynonyms: Pacify Appease Soothe They attempted to placate the students with promises TERM 21 Corroborate DEFINITION 21 Confirm/give support to Robur: (latin) strength Verify Authenticate Validate Certify the witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack TERM 22 Ephemeral DEFINITION 22 Ephemeral things are transitory, existing only briefly. Fleeting Short-lived Brief Temporary fashions are ephemeral TERM 23 Laconic DEFINITION 23 Using very few words Concise Succinct Uncommunicative Quiet Reserved his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic TERM 24 Mitigate DEFINITION 24 Make less severe/serious/painful Alleviate Reduce Diminish Lighten Ease he wanted to mitigate misery in the world TERM 25 Propriety DEFINITION 25 Conforming to conventionally accepted standards or behavior/moralsProprieties: Details or rules of behavior conventionally considered to be correct Protocol Appropriateness Politeness Morality Etiquette Convention he always behaved with the utmost propriety TERM 26 Banal DEFINITION 26 Boring or lacking originalitysongs with banal, repeated words TERM 27 Cosset DEFINITION 27 Pamperall her life she'd been cosseted by her family TERM 28 Belie DEFINITION 28 contradicthis lively alert manner belied his years TERM 29 Inure DEFINITION 29 accustom (someone) to something, esp. something unpleasant harden toughen these children have been inured to violence TERM 30 Edify DEFINITION 30 instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually educate instruct teach Sermons thatedifyare well attended TERM 31 Sundry DEFINITION 31 of various kinds; several various assorted mixed lemon rind and sundry herbs TERM 32 Expurgate DEFINITION 32 remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account) Censor Edit the expurgatedArabian Nights TERM 33 Exculpate DEFINITION 33 Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing Excuse the article exculpated the mayor TERM 34 Pertinacious DEFINITION 34 holding firmly to a purpose or belief Determined Tenacious Persistent Relentless he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions TERM 35 Pundit DEFINITION 35 an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public Expert Authority Specialist Guru a globe-trotting financial pundit