Vocab #11

Affinity- relationship by marriage.

I do not know most of my step dad's cousins very well because I only know them by affinity

Bilious- of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition.

My sister is openly Bilious to those she doesn't like.

Cognate- of the same nature.

In Spanish, when a word sounds similar in English as it does in Spanish, we call them cognates.

Corollary- A proposition inferred Immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof.

When my mom grounded me because my sister told her a lie, and she didn't give me a chance to tell my part of the story, it was a corollary.

Cul-de-sac - a pouch/ dead end.

I never keep anything in my cul-de-sac because I don't want it to be stolen.

Derring-do- a daring action.

Stunt doubles always need to be ready for a derring-do.

Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due to the interpretation of omens .

I wish I could study divination so that I could foretell the future and say that my team will win CIF.

Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely.

I drank an Elixir and now I can never die of old age.

Folderol- a useless accessory.

Guys do not wear many folderols.

Gamut- an entire range or series.

Every practice was just a small piece of our gamut to become league champions.

Hoi polloi- the General populace.

The hoi polloi all agree that we do not want a world war III.

Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words .

I was so happy, it was ineffable.

Lucubration- to study by night.

I usually practice lucubration because my days are so buisy.

Mnemonic- intended to assist memory.

People with Alzheimer usually take a mnemonic.

Obloquy- abusive language.

Many people just use obloquy instead of actions.

Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them.

I had to search the parameter of the building.

Pundit- a learned man.

My grandpa sure is a pundit with all of his life experiances.

Risible- provoking laughter.

I love when my friends are risible.

Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause.

I had a symptomatic headache from hitting my head on the ground.

Volte-face- a reversal in policy.

Usually when laws aren't working out, the government sets a volte-face.