admonitory (adj.) – conveying a gentle reprove
affidavit (n.) – sworn written statement made before an authorized official
bona fide (adj.) – made or carried out in god faith ; genuine
colloquy ( n.) – a talking together; conference; conversation
conducive (adj.) – tending to lead to; contributive; helpful
consequence (n.) – 1. that which follows logically; result 2. importance
contingent (adj.) – 1. dependent on something else 2. accidental
corpus (n.) – general collection of body of writing, laws, etc.
corpus delicti (n.) – 1. facts proving that a crime has been committed 2. body of the victim in a murder case
corpuscle (n.) – 1. blood cell 2. minute particle
credence (n.) – belief as to the truth of something
cursory (adj.) – running over hastily; superficially done as a cursory glance
discursive (adj.) – wandering from one topic to another ; rambling; digressive
ductile (adj.) – 1. able to be drawn out or hammered thin (like in metal) 2. easily led on; move by persuasion
egress (n.) – mean s of going out; exit
elocution (n.) – art of speaking out or reading effectively in public
esprit de corps (n.) – spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
evince (n.) – show clearly; disclose
expedite (v.) – 1. facilitate 2. accelerate or speed up (ant. delay)
extrovert (n.) – one more interested in matters outside the self than in one’s own thought and feelings
fidelity (n.) – faithfulness to a trust or vow (ant. perfidy) 2. accuracy; faithfulness of sound reproduction
fiduciary (adj.) – 1. held in trust (fiduciary property)
fractious (adj.) – apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable
frugivorous (adj.) – feeding on fruit
grandiloquent (adj.) – using loft or pompous words; bombastic
gratis (adv.) – without charge or payment; free
introvert (n.) – one more interested in one’s own thoughts and feeling than in matters outside oneself
introvert (v.) – turn inward
loquacious (adj.) – talkative; garrulous
missive (n.) – written message sent; a letter
moribund (adj.) – dying; near death
mortuary (n.) – funeral home
obloquy (n.) – 1. a speaking against; censure 2. public reproach
omnifarious (adj.) – of all varieties, forms, or kinds
omnific (adj.) – all creating
omniscient (adj.) – knowing everything
pedestrian (adj.) – commonplace or dull
perfidious (adj.) – false to a trust; faithless
perfidy (n.) – violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness, disloyalty (ant. fealty)
pertinacious (adj.) – adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
prehensile (adj.) – adapted for seizing; as a prehensile claw
prosecute (v.) – 1. follow to the end or until finished 2. conduct legal proceedings against; sue
refractory (adj.) – resisting; intractable; hard to manage
regressive (adj.) – disposed to move backward; retrogressive
remand (v.) – send back; recommit, as to a prison
remiss (adj.) – negligent; careless; lax (ant. scrupulous)
remit (v.) – 1. send money due 2. forgive
reprehend (v.) – find fault with; rebuke reprimand; censure
reprehensible (adj.) – deserving of censure; culpable
retrograde (adj.) – 1. going backward 2. becoming worse
retrogression (n.) – act of going from a better to a worse state
stricture (n.) – adverse criticism; censure
tact (n.) – sensitive mental perception of what is appropriate on a given occasion
tangent (adj.) – touching
tangent (n.) – line or surface meeting a curved line or surface at one point, but not intersecting it
tangential (adj.) merely touching; slightly connecting; digressive
tenancy (n.) – period of a tenant’s temporary holding of real estate
tenet (n.) – principle, belief or doctrine generally held to be true
torsion (n.) – act of twisting; twisting of a body by two opposing forces
traduce (v.) – malign; slander; vilify; calumniate
velocipede (n.) – 1. child’s tricycle 2. early form of bicycle
vertigo (n.) – condition in which one feels that one’s surroundings are turning about; dizziness
viaduct (n.) – bridge for conducting a road or railroad over a valley, river, etc.
vivisection (n.) – operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
writ of mandamus (n.) – written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty
affidavit (n.) – sworn written statement made before an authorized official
bona fide (adj.) – made or carried out in god faith ; genuine
colloquy ( n.) – a talking together; conference; conversation
conducive (adj.) – tending to lead to; contributive; helpful
consequence (n.) – 1. that which follows logically; result 2. importance
contingent (adj.) – 1. dependent on something else 2. accidental
corpus (n.) – general collection of body of writing, laws, etc.
corpus delicti (n.) – 1. facts proving that a crime has been committed 2. body of the victim in a murder case
corpuscle (n.) – 1. blood cell 2. minute particle
credence (n.) – belief as to the truth of something
cursory (adj.) – running over hastily; superficially done as a cursory glance
discursive (adj.) – wandering from one topic to another ; rambling; digressive
ductile (adj.) – 1. able to be drawn out or hammered thin (like in metal) 2. easily led on; move by persuasion
egress (n.) – mean s of going out; exit
elocution (n.) – art of speaking out or reading effectively in public
esprit de corps (n.) – spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
evince (n.) – show clearly; disclose
expedite (v.) – 1. facilitate 2. accelerate or speed up (ant. delay)
extrovert (n.) – one more interested in matters outside the self than in one’s own thought and feelings
fidelity (n.) – faithfulness to a trust or vow (ant. perfidy) 2. accuracy; faithfulness of sound reproduction
fiduciary (adj.) – 1. held in trust (fiduciary property)
fractious (adj.) – apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable
frugivorous (adj.) – feeding on fruit
grandiloquent (adj.) – using loft or pompous words; bombastic
gratis (adv.) – without charge or payment; free
introvert (n.) – one more interested in one’s own thoughts and feeling than in matters outside oneself
introvert (v.) – turn inward
loquacious (adj.) – talkative; garrulous
missive (n.) – written message sent; a letter
moribund (adj.) – dying; near death
mortuary (n.) – funeral home
obloquy (n.) – 1. a speaking against; censure 2. public reproach
omnifarious (adj.) – of all varieties, forms, or kinds
omnific (adj.) – all creating
omniscient (adj.) – knowing everything
pedestrian (adj.) – commonplace or dull
perfidious (adj.) – false to a trust; faithless
perfidy (n.) – violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness, disloyalty (ant. fealty)
pertinacious (adj.) – adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
prehensile (adj.) – adapted for seizing; as a prehensile claw
prosecute (v.) – 1. follow to the end or until finished 2. conduct legal proceedings against; sue
refractory (adj.) – resisting; intractable; hard to manage
regressive (adj.) – disposed to move backward; retrogressive
remand (v.) – send back; recommit, as to a prison
remiss (adj.) – negligent; careless; lax (ant. scrupulous)
remit (v.) – 1. send money due 2. forgive
reprehend (v.) – find fault with; rebuke reprimand; censure
reprehensible (adj.) – deserving of censure; culpable
retrograde (adj.) – 1. going backward 2. becoming worse
retrogression (n.) – act of going from a better to a worse state
stricture (n.) – adverse criticism; censure
tact (n.) – sensitive mental perception of what is appropriate on a given occasion
tangent (adj.) – touching
tangent (n.) – line or surface meeting a curved line or surface at one point, but not intersecting it
tangential (adj.) merely touching; slightly connecting; digressive
tenancy (n.) – period of a tenant’s temporary holding of real estate
tenet (n.) – principle, belief or doctrine generally held to be true
torsion (n.) – act of twisting; twisting of a body by two opposing forces
traduce (v.) – malign; slander; vilify; calumniate
velocipede (n.) – 1. child’s tricycle 2. early form of bicycle
vertigo (n.) – condition in which one feels that one’s surroundings are turning about; dizziness
viaduct (n.) – bridge for conducting a road or railroad over a valley, river, etc.
vivisection (n.) – operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
writ of mandamus (n.) – written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty