Vocabulary List #11

Affinity- relationship by marriage

-My parents affinity didn't last very long because they got a divorce.
Bilious- of or indicative of a peevish ill nature disposition

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Cognate- of the same nature

-Our personalities are so similar therefore we are cognate.
Corollary- A proposition inferred Immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof

-The courts corollation was unclear.
Cul-de-sac - a pouch

-Not sure how to use cul-de-sac in a sentence.
Derring-do- a daring action

-The boy derring-do  his friend to drive with his eyes close.
Divination- The art or practice that seeks to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge due to the interpretation of omens
Elixir- A substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
Folderol- a useless accessory
Gamut- an entire range or series
Hoi polloi- the General populace
Ineffable- incapable of being expressed in words
Lucubration- to study by night
Mnemonic- intended to assist memory
Obloquy- abusive language
Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them
Pundit- a learned man
Risible- provoking laughter
Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause
Volte-face- a reversal in policy