Daily Vocab

This is a compilation of unfamiliar words that I have come across on the job everyday. The words are randomly collected (I find it less "boring" than organizing them alphabetically), some definitions and synonyms are included.

eidetic (eye-DET-ik)

• photographic memory

apnea

• temporary absence or cessation of breathing 

pericardium

• a double layered serous membrane that contains the heart

consign

• commit irrevocably
• to entrust, to assign
• to set apart or banish
• to ship or deliver

cessation

• coming to an end,discontinuance

Obsolete

• no longer in use, extinct
• outdated
• biology: vestigial, rudimentary

Vestigial

• non-functional, imperfect, incomplete, undeveloped
• rudimentary or degenerate structure
• Vestige: a small trace/mark/hint, remnant, remains, residue

tincture
peripheral intravenous
vested
percutaneous
pituitary gland
liberate
telemetry
arbitrage
viral
paradox
emulating
HPV
shelter allowance
commerce
simulate
release
behest
sanctions
imperialism
universal suffrage
hegemony
ensued
auspices
besiege
disparity
edict