Vocabulary – Cur. A

Week 6

Deluge

  noun  \ˈdel-ˌyüj, -ˌyüzh\

: a large amount of things that come at the same time

Deluge

: a large amount of things that

come at the same time

Enmity

  noun  \ˈen-mə-tē\

: a very deep unfriendly feeling

Enmity

: a very deep

unfriendly feeling

Fungible

noun  \ˈfən-jə-bəl\

:  being of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in the

satisfaction of an obligation

Fungible

:  being of such a nature that one part or

quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity

in the satisfaction of an obligation

Genocide

noun  \ˈje-nə-ˌsīd\

: the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political,

or cultural group

: the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial,

political, or cultural group

Genocide

Harbinger

Noun  \ˈhär-bən-jər\

: something that shows what is coming

Harbinger

: something that shows what is

coming

Kudzu

noun  \ˈkud-(ˌ)zü, ˈkəd-\

:  an Asian vine (Pueraria lobata) of the legume family that is used for forage and erosion control and is

often a serious weed in the southeastern United States

Kudzu

:  an Asian vine (Pueraria lobata) of the

legume family that is used for forage and

erosion control and is often a serious weed in the southeastern United

States

Largesse

noun \ˈlär-ˌjes\

: money that is given away

Largesse

: money that is given away

Malevolent

adjective  \mə-ˈle-və-lənt\

: having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

: having or showing a desire to

cause harm to another person

Malevolent

Poignant

Adjective  \ˈpoi-nyənt \ 

:  painfully affecting the feelings

Poignant

:  painfully affecting the

feelings

Quixotic

Adjective  \kwik-ˈsä-tik\

: hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practical

Quixotic

: hopeful or romantic in a

way that is not practical

Sartorial

 adjective  \sär-ˈtor-ē-əl, sə(r)-\

:  of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes; broadly :  of or relating to clothes

Sartorial

:  of or relating to a tailor or tailored

clothes; broadly :  of or relating to

clothes

Sovereignty

noun  \ˈsä-v(ə-)rən-tē\

: a country's independent authority and the right to govern

itself

Sovereignty

: a country's independent

authority and the right to govern

itself

Ubiquitous

Adjective  \yü-ˈbi-kwə-təs\

: seeming to be seen everywhere

Ubiquitous

: seeming to be seen

everywhere

Yiddish

  noun  \ˈyi-dish\

: a language based on German that is written in Hebrew characters and

that was originally spoken by Jews of central and eastern Europe

Yiddish

: a language based on German that is written in Hebrew

characters and that was originally spoken

by Jews of central and eastern Europe

Accolade

  noun  \ˈa-kə-ˌlād, -ˌläd\

: an award or an expression of praise

Accolade

: an award or an

expression of praise