Ch 10 Vocab
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- vehement
- 1. characterized by intense emotion or passion 2. acting with great energy, violent
- inert
- not having the power to move or respond
- inherent
- essential, exsisting within someone or something as a natural, permanent element
- dispense
- 1. to deael out in portion, distribute, administer 2. to get rid of, do away with, do without
- zealous
- filled wiht great passion and devotion, highly or excessively enthusiastic
- vital
- 1. characteristic of living beings or essential to maintaining life 2. full of life and energy
- prestigious
- having or giving fame or inportance based on reputation or achievements, honored, distinguished
- spendthrift
- someone who wastes money or spends in foolishly
- pejorative
- having negative connotations, especially tending to disparage or belittle
- integrate
- to form into a unified whole, incorporate into a large whole, unite
- facade
- 1.the front or main surface of a building 2. an artificial or deceptive appearance
- profane
- 1. not connected with religion; secular 2. showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things
- inquisitive
- incline to ask questions, extremely curious
- panoramic
- wide and comprenhensive, usually describing a view in every direction
- comprehensive
- including much, large in scope, inclusive, extensive, wide-ranging
- avid
- enthusisastic, having a keen interest in or intense desire for something
- status
- 1. a stage of pregress or developement; condition 2. relative position or rank
- uncanny
- strange, mysterious, eerie
- diffuse
- spread out, not concentrated or localized
- emulate
- to try to do as well as or better than, especially by imitating, compete with, rival
- synthesis
- the combining of seperate parts intoa coherent whole or the whole formed in this way
- chaotic
- completely disordered and confused
- articulate
- to utter clearly and distinctly
- adjacent
- close, lying near but not necessarily in contact with
- mediate
- to bring about a settlement between disputing parties, act as a peacemaker or go-between
- masonry
- stonework,brickwork, or a structure made of stone or brick
- opaque
- 1. not allowing the passage of light, not transparent 2. diffucult to understand, unclear
- eminence
- great distinction, superiority, or importance`
- pompous
- puffed up wiht self importance
- buttress
- 1.a structure built against a wall to support or reinforce 2. to prop up; bolster
- authenticity
- the condition or quality of being genuine or true
- veritable
- true, actual, not false or exaggerated