2017 Vocabulary #16 – Period 2

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1. infamy in-fuh-mee]

noun,

1.extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy.

2.infamous character or conduct.

Origin:1425-75; late Middle English

2. rotundity /ˈhɪðərˌtu/ [roh-tuhn-di-tee]

–noun,

1. the condition or quality of roundness or plumpness, as of an object or person.

2. fullness, as in tone or speech.

3. a full or rounded tone, phrase, or the like: oratorical rotundities.

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Origin: 1580–90; < L

3. edifice / [ed-uh-fis]

–noun

1. a building, esp. one of large size or imposing appearance.

Origin: 1350–1400; ME

4. inauspicious / [in-aw-spish-uhs]

–adjective

not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.

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Origin: 1585–95

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5. lurid loo r-id]

adjective

1.gruesome; horrible; revolting:the lurid details of an accident.

2.glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking:the lurid tales of pulp magazines.

3.terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint:lurid crimes.

4.lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red:a lurid sunset.

5.wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid.

Origin: 1650-60; < Latin

6. indubitably / / in-doo-bi-tuh-buhl, -dyoo-]

adjective

that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.

Origin: 1615–25; < Latin

7. sepulchre [sep-uhl-ker]

–noun

1. / a tomb, grave, or burial place.

Origin: 1150–1200; ME

8. scourge skurj]pell

noun

1.a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.

2. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism.

3. a cause of affliction or calamity:

Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.

Origin: 1175-1225; Middle English

9. augur [aw-ger]

–verb (used with object)

3. to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.

4. to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken: Mounting sales augur a profitable year.

Origin: 1540–50; < L

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10. physiognomy /ˈpɑrsəˌmoʊni/ / [fiz-ee-og-nuh-mee, -on-uh-mee]

–noun,

1. / the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
2. / Also called anthroposcopy. the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, esp. of the face.
3. / the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character: the physiognomy of a nation.

Origin: 1350–1400