English Vocab 23 - 30 Words
These are the English Vocab 23 - 30 Words.
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- attenuate (verb)
- a. to make slender, fine, or small - b. to reduce in force, value, amount, or degree
- retrospective
- a. adjective- looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the past - b. noun- an exhibit or a performance of works produced by and artist over a considerable time period
- assent (verb/noun)
- a., to agree to something - b. agreement
- incite (verb)
- to provoke to action; to stir up; urge on
- accredit (verb)
- a. to officially recognize or approve as having met certain standards - b. to credit with; to attribute to
- interim
- a. noun- a period of time between two events - b. adjective- temporary; not final
- empathy (noun)
- an identification with and understanding of other people's policy and situations
- succor
- a. noun- assistance in time of need; relief - b. verb- to provide assistance in time of need
- recurrent (adjective)
- happening repeatedly; occurring over and over again
- evanescent (adjective)
- vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor; fleeting
- concurrent (adjective)
- happening at the same time; simultaneous
- invert (verb)
- to turn upside down or inside out; to reverse the position or order of
- recourse (noun)
- a. the act of turning to someone or something for help or security - b. someone or something that is turned to for help or security
- discredit (verb, noun)
- a. to damage in reputation; to disgrace - b. to cause to be distrusted or doubted - c. lack of trust or belief; doubt
- composure (noun)
- control over one's emotions; calmness; self-control
- interminable (adjective)
- being or seeming to be without end; endless; tiresomely long
- concede
- A. to admit , often reluctantly, that something is true or right b. to acknowledge defeat c. To yield or gain rights or privileges
- sententious (adjective)
- a. energetic and concise in expression; saying meaningful things to precisely - b. prone to pompous moralizing or giving advice in a self - righteous way
- cursory (adjective)
- done quickly and not thoroughly; hasty
- viscous (adjective)
- sticky and think; resistant to flow
- gradation
- A. a systematic progression; a series of gradual changes B. a passing, by almost imperceptibe degrees, from one tone or shade to another
- sentiment (adjective)
- capable of perceiving and feeling; conscious
- permeate (verb)
- a. to spread or flow throughout - b. to pass through the openings or spaces of
- revert (verb)
- to return to a former condition, practice, subject or belief
- ensue (verb)
- a. to occur as a consequence or result of something else - b. to take place subsequently; to follow
- precursor (noun)
- something or someone that comes before another; forerunner or predecessor
- presentiment (noun)
- a sense that something is about to occur
- impetuous (adjective)
- given to acting without thinking; impulsive; hasty
- ephemeral (adjective)
- lasting for a very brief time; fleeting; transitory
- indolent (adjective)
- habitually lazy; lethargic
- ponderous (adjective)
- a. heavy; difficult to carry due to weight or bulk - b. lacking grace ad fluency
- incur (verb)
- to bring about something undesirable as a result of one's own actions
- alacrity (noun)
- a. cheerful willingness; eagerness - b. speed or quickness
- pandemonium (noun)
- wild, noisy uproar; chaos
- creditable (adjective)
- a. deserving of limited praise; sufficiently good - b. worthy of praise
- incursion (noun)
- an aggressive attack or invasion of territory
- egress
- A. a path or an opening for going out; an exit B. the act of coming or going out; emergence C. To go out; to emerge
- gradient
- a rate of inclination; a slope
- pathetic (adjective)
- arousing compassion or pity
- miscreant (noun)
- an evildoer; a villain
- regress
- to go back to a previous, often worse or less developed state; to revert
- harbinger
- a. noun- a person or thing that signals or foreshadows what is to come - b. verb- to signal the approach of; to warn
- inertia (noun)
- resistance to motion, action or change
- credulous (adjective)
- easily deceived; believing too readily; gullible
- imperturbable (adjective)
- unshakably calm
- imminent (adjective)
- about to occur; impending
- deceased
- A. dead, no longer living B. a dead person
- avert (verb)
- a. to turn away - b. to ward off
- inadvertently (adverb)
- accidentally; unintentionally
- unprecedented
- not done or known before; without previous example
- courier (noun)
- a messenger carrying information or important documents
- vertigo (noun)
- the sensation of dizziness
- sensibility (noun)
- a. acute intellectual or emotional perception or feeling - b. awareness and responsiveness toward something; sensitivity - c. the ability to feel or perceive
- serenity (noun)
- peacefulness; calmness
- aversion (noun)
- a. an intense dislike - b. the avoidance of something considered unpleasant or painful
- apathy (noun)
- lack of feeling; lack of concern or interest
- irreversible (adjective)
- impossible to reverse
- pathology (noun)
- a. the scientific study of disease - b. signs of disease - c. an abnormal, usually negative, state
- incontrovertible (adjective)
- unquestionable; impossible to dispute
- encumber (verb)
- a. to put a heavy load on; to burden or weigh down - b. to hinder; to impede
- credence (noun)
- acceptance as true or valid; belief
- predecessor
- someone or something that comes before another
- sensational (adjective)
- a. causing strong feelings of curiosity or interest by giving exaggerated or shocking details - b. wonderful; outstanding
- credential (noun)
- something that gives one confidence or authority; evidence of one's qualifications
- palpable (adjective)
- a. capable of being handled, touched, or felt - b. obvious; easily perceived; noticeable
- pliant (adjective)
- a. easily bent or flexed - b. easily altered or modified; adaptable - c. yielding easily to influence or domination
- incredulous (adjective)
- disbelieving; showing disbelief; skeptical
- diaphanous (adjective)
- a. of such fine texture as to be transparent - b. vague; lacking substance
- ennui (noun)
- weary dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom
- discursive (adjective)
- a. moving from one topic to another without order; rambling - b. coming to a conclusion by reasoning; analytical
- perennial
- a. adjective- enduring; recurring or long-lasting - b. noun- a plant that grows again each year
- diversion (noun)
- a. an action or a ploy that turns attention away - b. something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains - c. the act or instance of turning aside
- provisional (adjective)
- serving only for the time being; temporary
- credibility (noun)
- believability; reliability; the power to inspire belief
- transgress
- A. to go beyond a limit or boundary B. to break a law pf code by overstepping limits
- precipitate
- a. verb- to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely - b. verb- to throw forcefully downward - c. adjective- sudden; unexpected
- cede
- a. To yield; to give up control over b. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty
- effulgent (adjective)
- shining brilliantly; radiant; brightly
- diversify (verb)
- to give variety to; to vary
- creed (noun)
- a system of beliefs. principles, or opinions