Vocabulary 10: List 1

Definition: treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

• unctuous

• kinetic

• facetious

• travesty

Definition: 1. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily. 2.(chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel.

• chromosome

• facetious

• debunk

• unctuous

Definition: a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• chromosome

• kinetic

• salient

• amorphous

Definition: relating to or resulting from motion.

(of a work of art) depending on movement for its effect.

• salient

• chromosome

• amorphous

• kinetic

Definitions: 1. the action of breathing. 2.a single breath. 3.a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.

• respiration

• kinetic

• amorphous

• salient

Definition: 1. (noun) a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. 2 (verb) represent in a false or distorted way.

• debunk

• salient

• unctuous

• travesty

Definition: 1. expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief). 2. reduce the inflated reputation of (someone), especially by ridicule.

• travesty

• debunk

• lineament

• unctuous

Definition: 1. a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face. 2. a linear feature on the earth's surface, such as a fault.

• facetious

• lineament

• amorphous

• salient

Definition: 1. without a clearly defined shape or form. 2.lacking a clear structure or focus. 3. (of a solid) not crystalline, or not apparently crystalline.

• amorphous

• salient

• lineament

• unctuous

Definition: 1. (adjective) most noticeable or important. 2. (of an angle) pointing outward. 3. (noun) a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle.

• facetious

• unctuous

• salient

• amorphous