A | B |
post mortem (adj/n) | after death; analysis of a completed event |
posthumous (adj) | after burial; taking place after death |
postprandial (adj) | following a meal, esp. dinner |
post- | after |
precarious (adj) | dangerously unstable, insecure |
preclude (v) | to prevent or make impossible by prior action |
predilection (n) | natural liking or preference for |
prerogative (n) | right or privilege |
prevaricate (v) | to stray from the truth; lie |
presumptuous (adj) | taking liberties; overconfident yet unjustified |
pretentious (adj) | showy |
presentiment (n) | hunch, premonition; feeling that something is about to happen |
pre- | before |
trans-, tra- | across, beyond |
transcend (v) | to go beyond, exceed expectations; to rise above the limits of |
transient (adj) | short-lived, transitory, temporary; (Latin = going across) |
ephemeral (adj) | short-lived, not permanent; (Greek = only for a day) |
evanescent (adj) | short-lived, not permanent; (Latin = vanishes away) |
transpose (v) | to reverse or change position of, esp. words |
transgression (n) | violation of a law; overstepping a limit; sin |
transmute (v) | to change into a different form, nature, or appearance |
transpire (v) | to happen, occur; to come to pass |
transmigrate (v) | to pass into another body after death |
translucent (adj) | partially transparent; letting light pass through |
transparent (adj) | clear; capable of being seen through; diaphanous |
obloquy (n) | strong verbal abuse |
obtrude (v) | to push forward; thrust oneself forward to get attention |
obdurate (adj) | hardened in feelings; unyielding; stubborn |
obfuscate (v) | darken; make obscure; confuse |
obliterate (v) | to destroy, erase; make undecipherable |
obsequious (adj) | slavishly attentive, servile |
sycophant (n) | a self-serving flatterer; one who is obsequious |
obstinate (adj) | stubborn |
obviate (v) | to make unnecessary; prevent |
obtuse (adj) | blunt, dull; lacking mental quickness |
oblivion (n) | forgetfulness; state of being forgotten |
oblivious (adj) | lacking memory or concious knowledge; unaware |
coagulate (v) | to clot; congeal; thicken |
cohere (v) | to stick together; be logically consitent or united |
commodious (adj) | spacious, roomy; comfortable |
complacent (adj) | sef-satisfied yet unconcerned; smug |
compunction (n) | remorse |
conflagration (n) | large, disastrous fire; huge conflict |
contentious (adj) | argumentative; causing an argument |
conglomeration (n) | a mass of material stuck together; a mixed coherent mass |
corroborate (v) | to support with evidence; to confirm |
confabulate (v) | to converse casually |
contortion (n) | a twisted, strained, or deformed posture |
disapprobation (n) | disapproval |
discerning (adj) | insightful; mentally sharp |
discordant (adj) | not in harmony; disagreeing; quarrelsome |
disparage (v) | to belittle; decry |
disputatious (adj) | argumentative |
disingenuous (adj) | lacking sincerity; giving false appearance of simple frankness |
dissonance (n) | discord; harsh sound |
cacophony (n) | harsh, unpleasant sound |
dissemble (v) | disguise, simulate, conceal under some pretense |
dissuade (v) | to advise against |
disseminate (v) | to scatter, disperse throughout (like seeds) |