Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Terms for the Exam

Telescopes- To make more compact or concise; condense

municipal- of or pertaining to a town or city or its local government or (as a noun) a municipal bond.

bureaucracies- government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials

alimony- an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending

metropolis- any large, busy city

caricature- a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things

masque- a dramatic composition for such entertainment

fiscal- of or pertaining to financial matters in general

dubious- doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt

interminable- incapable of being terminated; unending

effete- lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent; unable to produce: sterile

spectre- a ghostly appearing figure

burgeoning- To grow or develop rapidly

cordially- courteous and gracious

2 comments:

Julian said...

gracias chicha

Ms J said...

That was very nice of Landen. I didn't even know she did that.