2017 Vocabulary #16 Period 2
2017 Vocabulary #16 – Period 2
/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