Shared Flashcard Set

Details

vocab 4
study
20
Business
Undergraduate 1
06/23/2015

Additional Business Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
virtuoso
Definition
a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

synonyms: genius, expert, master, past master, maestro, artist, prodigy, marvel, adept, professional, doyen, veteran; More
Term
unanimous
Definition
fully in agreement.
Term
tumult
Definition
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
Term
suffrage
Definition
the right to vote in political elections.
Term
recede
Definition
go or move back or further away from a previous position.
Term
pulverize
Definition
reduce to fine particles.
Term
mosaic
Definition
a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass.
Term
light year
Definition
a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is 9.4607 × 1012 km (nearly 6 trillion miles).
Term
introspection
Definition
the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.
Term
hol·o·gram
Definition
a three-dimensional image formed by the interference of light beams from a laser or other coherent light source.
Term
exult
Definition
show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
Term
deign
Definition
do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
Term
cower
Definition
crouch down in fear.
Term
boisterous
Definition
(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.
Term
aspire
Definition
direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something.
Term
antibody
Definition
a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
Term
boycott
Definition
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
Term
dialogue
Definition
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
Term
exponent
Definition
a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory.
Term
marsupial
Definition
a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly. Marsupials are found mainly in Australia and New Guinea, although three families, including the opossums, live in America.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!