Cumulative Vocab Week 1
Terms
undefined, object
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- avocation
- a hobby
- improvise
- to do without preparation
- moratorium
- suspension of activity; authorized delay
- assimilate
- to take in as one's own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group
- choleric
- easily angered; bad-tempered
- profound
- very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial
- craven
- cowardly; contemptibly timid
- banish
- to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
- atavistic
- reverting to past traits, esp. to traits absent for a long time
- impinge
- to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to enroach
- mercurial
- easily changeable; erratic
- gauge
- an instrument for measuring or testing; to measure
- maelstrom
- a violently confused state; a very large whirlpool
- cryptic
- secretive or partially concealed; mysterious
- culinary
- relating to the kitchen or cookery
- ubiquitous
- present everywhere
- recede
- to go back; to withdraw
- infinitesimal
- exceedingly small; minute
- acrimony
- bitter, sharp hostility in speech or behavior
- solicitous
- showing anxious concern
- ensue
- to happen subsequently
- venial
- easily excused or forgiven
- acumen
- quickness and accuracy of judgment or insight
- disarray
- confusion, disorder
- subtle
- not immediately obvious; hard to understand
- heyday
- a time of success or popularity
- placid
- calm, undisturbed
- dogmatic
- arrogantly asserting unproved principles
- sinecure
- a paid position that requires little or no work
- montage
- a composite elements, esp. pictures, placed closely next to one another
- phlegmatic
- having a calm sluggish temperament; unemotional
- amorphous
- without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized
- extract
- to remove, esp. with effort
- corollary
- a natural consequence or effect; a deduction or an inference
- affluence
- wealth
- edifice
- a building; architectural monument
- reprehensible
- deserving to be severely criticized
- interlocutor
- someone who takes part in a conversation, especially formally
- magnanimous
- generous; noble in mind
- commodious
- spacious; roomy
- disabuse
- to free from error or falsehood
- gauche
- socially awkward
- incoherent
- not sticking together; not logically connected
- claustrophobia
- fear of confined spaces
- burnish
- to polish
- sacrosanct
- vary sacred, holy, or inviolable
- scintillate
- to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant
- redress
- to set right ; to remedy
- sanguine
- optimistic, cheerful
- adduce
- to show as an example or means of proving something
- engender
- to beget; to cause; to promote
- facade
- outward appearance; the face of a building
- doctrine
- a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent
- self-abnegation
- the putting aside of personal interest for the sake of others
- uncanny
- strangely unsettling, as if of supernatural origin
- cordial
- warm and friendly; hearty
- germane
- fitting and appropriate
- arable
- suitable for growing crops (of land)
- palatable
- pleasant or acceptable to the taste
- abdicate
- to willingly give up the position of king, queen, etc.; to choose not to fulfill a role or duty
- innate
- possessed at birth; inborn
- deplete
- to gradually use up (resources, strength, etc.)
- rebuke
- to criticize sharply
- quixotic
- foolishly idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous
- prudent
- marked by careful planning ; discreet
- anachronism
- something not belonging to a certain time period
- rank
- conspicuously offensive, esp. in smell or taste; complete
- edible
- able to be eaten
- submissive
- willing to obey without resistance; docile
- improvident
- not preparing for the future; incautious
- excruciating
- severely painful
- irascible
- easily angered; quick-tempered
- astringent
- severe; strong; harsh
- egregious
- outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad
- emulate
- to copy someone; to imitate
- variegated
- distinctly marked with different colors; diverse
- lackadaisical
- showing lack of interest or spirit
- extol
- to praise highly and lavishly
- byproduct
- a side-effect; something produced in the making of something else
- hallmark
- any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality
- electorate
- the total group of qualified voters
- blight
- a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prosperity
- linchpin
- a central element that holds other parts together
- impoverished
- without money; deprived of natural resources
- embed
- to fix in a surrounding mass
- vantage
- a position that gives a wide view
- renovate
- to make new
- transient
- passing with time; remaining only briefly
- rote
- mechanical memorization, often without full understanding
- extricate
- to remove from an entanglement or difficulty
- sequester
- to move or set apart; to quarantine
- explicate
- to give a detailed, usu. learned explanation or analysis
- burgeon
- to sprout or grow rapidly
- allegory
- a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation
- ascertain
- to discover with certainty, as through examination
- trivial
- of little worth or importance
- sycophant
- one who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence
- putrid
- in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten
- abduct
- to take away, kidnap
- vernacular
- informal speech; native language
- conducive
- tending to bring about
- effrontery
- bold and insulting behavior
- inextricable
- incapable of being solved or untangled
- liable
- legally obligated; likely (w/ reference to an unfavorable outcome)
- monolithic
- massive, solid and uniform in appearance
- blatant
- offensively obvious; unpleasantly noisy
- concur
- to agree
- dismay
- to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion
- evoke
- to call forth or call to mind
- volatile
- tending to vary widely; unstable; quickly evaporating
- exacerbate
- to make more violent, bitter or severe
- drastic
- extreme; severe
- opportunist
- one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so
- robust
- strong and full of health
- eschew
- to avoid; to shun
- cantankerous
- bad-tempered; quarrelsome
- fetid
- having a bad odor
- diffident
- lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
- repel
- to drive or force back; to drive off
- obtrude
- to push forward; to impose (oneself or ideas) on others
- contrite
- feeling sorry for what one has done
- engaging
- attractive; charming
- august
- inspiring awe or admiration, esp. because of high rank or character
- dispose
- to give a tendency or inclination to
- melancholy
- sad, esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind
- provenance
- place or source of origin
- camaraderie
- loyalty; a warm, friendly feeling among members of a group
- manifest
- obvious; very clear; evident
- jilt
- to reject or cast off
- purvey
- to supply
- definitive
- complete
- halcyon
- calm; peaceful
- indelible
- incapable of being removed or erased
- dire
- warning of or having terrible consequences
- congenial
- suited to one's needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic
- affable
- friendly; easy to talk to
- winsome
- charming, esp. in a childlike or innocent way
- desiccate
- to dry completely
- disseminate
- to scatter widely; (of information) to make known
- moribound
- approaching death; nearly obsolete
- cornucopia
- an abundance
- indefatigable
- tireless, unceasing
- itinerant
- traveling from place to place, esp. for work
- berate
- to scold severely and at length
- plethora
- an excessive amount
- ecstasy
- state of overwhelming joy; rapture
- catharsis
- purging of the emotions
- barrage
- a heavy, prolonged attack
- epitome
- a representative example of a type
- nurture
- to nourish, educate, or encourage