英単語 August 12, 2015
Below is the list of vocabulary I looked up while reading pp. 49-56 from Judith Halberstam's In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives.
flaunt
1. to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
3. to parade or display ostentatiously:
to flaunt one's wealth.
4. to ignore or treat with disdain:
He was expelled for flaunting military regulations.
5. the act of flaunting.
ostentatious
1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:
an ostentatious dresser.
2. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice:
adjective
Lady Bountiful's ostentatious charity.
conspicuous
2. attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities:
verb (used with object), emancipated, emancipating.
adverb
He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.
emancipate
1. to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
2. to free (a slave) from bondage.
3. Roman and Civil Law. to terminate paternal control over.
per se
1. by, of, for, or in itself; intrinsically:
noun
noun
adjective
noun
verb (used with object), placated, placating.
This candidate is not a pacifist per se, but he is in favor of peaceful solutions when practicable.
end point
1. a final goal or finishing point; terminus.
2. Chemistry. the point in a titration usually noting the completion of a reaction and marked by a change of some kind, as of the color of an indicator.
prerogative
1. an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like:
the prerogatives of a senator.
2. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category:
It was the teacher's prerogative to stop the discussion.
3. a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative:
The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.
5. having or exercising a prerogative.
6. pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative.
stricture
1. a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism:
The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
2. an abnormal contraction of any passage or duct of the body.
3. Phonetics. a constriction of airflow in the vocal tract in the production of speech.
4. a restriction.
5. Archaic. the act of enclosing or binding tightly.
placate [pley-keyt, plak-eyt]
1. to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures:
adjective
to placate an outraged citizenry.
inconsequential
1. of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
2. inconsequent; illogical.
3. irrelevant.
strenuous
: requiring or showing great energy and effort
2 : marked by or calling for energy or stamina : arduous <a strenuous hike>
— stren·u·os·i·ty \ˌstren-yə-ˈwä-sə-tē\ noun
— stren·u·ous·ly \ˈstren-yə-wəs-lē\ adverb
— stren·u·ous·ness noun
Examples
- Avoid all strenuous exercise until the sprain heals.
- Today has been a very strenuous day.
- The proposal has faced strenuous opposition.
salubrious
: making good health possible or likely
: favorable to or promoting health or well-being <salubrious habits>
— sa·lu·bri·ous·ly adverb
— sa·lu·bri·ous·ness noun
— sa·lu·bri·ty \-brə-tē\ noun
Example
1. fresh air and exercise are always salubrious
Definitions of these words are from:
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