Vocabulary Quizs

statute

• a written law passed by a legislative body

• a type of legal precedent

• a formal agreement between two parties

• a document outlining government policies

spurious

• genuine and valid

• not genuine, not true, not valid (outwardly similar in some cases)

• completely accurate and reliable

• a type of fruit

recant

• (v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract formally and publicly

• (v.) to support a statement or belief with additional evidence

• (v.) to ignore a statement or belief completely

• (v.) to modify a statement or belief slightly

homogenize

• to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout

• to separate different components in a mixture

• to enhance the flavor of a dish

• to preserve food by heating it

stymie

• to assist

• to hinder, impede

• to clarify

• to accelerate

Idiosyncrasy

• a common trait shared by many

• a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

• a type of mental disorder

• a method of communication

putative

• (adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred

• (adj.) clearly defined; unambiguous; certain

• (adj.) lacking in clarity; vague; ambiguous

• (adj.) widely accepted; confirmed; proven

posterior

• toward the front; earlier in time

• toward the back; later in time

• toward the side; at the same time

• toward the top; earlier in time

tenuous

• (adj.) thick and strong; well-supported

• (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

• (adj.) clear and distinct; having a strong basis

• (adj.) heavy and dense; of great importance

bilateral

• having one side; affecting a single nation or party

• having two sides; affecting reciprocally two nations or parties

• having multiple sides; affecting several nations or parties

• having no sides; affecting none