Vocab (1-282) - ALL
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- condone
- to approve of; to treat as acceptable
- evocative
- that brings to mind a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent
- symbiosis
- a cooperative relationship
- surrogate
- one that serves as a substitute
- caustic
- marked by direct sarcasm; any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- veneration
- respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person
- cordial
- politely warm and friendly
- paradox
- a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
- propensity
- an often intense natural inclination or preference
- Third World
- developing nation in the world. a country that is economically unstable.
- invigorating
- the state of giving life and energy to
- tumultuous
- disruptive; characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- revolutionize
- to change fundamentally or completely
- socialist
- someone who advocates or supports a system of society in which there is no private property: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
- invariably
- changing or capable of being changed; static or constant
- fortuitous
- coming or happening by a lucky chance
- leprosy
- a chronic infectious disease caused by a mycobacterium affecting especially the skin and peripheral nerves.
- enigma
- something hard to understand or explain
- pummeled
- beat; hit
- precarious
- (1)dangerously lacking security or stability (2) dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain development
- compassion
- a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
- caudillos
- Spanish word for military leaders
- innate
- a trait that is inborn; genetically inherited.
- elopement
- the act of running away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
- catechist
- those who teach Christian doctrine
- volatile
- explosive; liable to lead to sudden change or violence
- assiduous
- hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious
- nationalization
- the action of bringing land, property and industries under the control of the nation
- eradicated
- to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate
- incantation
- a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung for a magic effect
- acrimonious
- of words, arguments, quarrels: bitter; sharp in language or tone
- preconceptions
- an opinion or conception formed in advance of adequate knowledge or experience, especially a prejudice or bias
- languish
- become dispirited; to suffer neglect
- charred
- scorched
- raze
- destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level
- futile
- serving no useful purpose
- corralled
- to enclose for capture
- buoyant
- capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level; characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness
- archetypal
- the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies
- hagiography
- biography of saints or venerated persons
- camaraderie
- close friendship in a group of friends or teammates; a spirit of familiarity and closeness
- ameliorate
- become better; make better; improve; enhance
- exploitation
- the act of making a profit from the labor of others without giving a just return
- guerrilla
- irregular force of local fighters who are organized to sporadically combat, or at least ambush, the better-equipped armies of foreign invaders
- compatriot
- a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
- burrowed
- dug a hole or tunnel especially for dwelling
- populist
- a person who advocates democratic principles; a politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular
- lucrative
- producing wealth; highly profitable.
- formerly
- in an earlier period; previously
- subjugate
- to bring under control; to conquer
- inaugurate
- to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
- ascendant
- a lineal or collateral relative; someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- affliction
- the cause of persistent pain or distress
- incongruous
- not conforming; disagreeing; incompatible: not harmonious
- regime
- a government in power
- avid
- characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit
- radical
- tending or disposed to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions
- prostrate
- lying flat
- endemic
- natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
- aristocratic
- belonging to a government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
- ebullient
- cheerful, happy; joyously unrestrained
- wily
- crafty; marked by skill in deception
- breviary
- book containing prayers and hymns
- proletariat
- the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their unskilled labor in order to survive
- nationalist
- someone who is loyal and devoted to their country
- undulating
- to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
- volition
- conscious decision, the act of making a choice
- convivial
- sociable; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
- chagrin
- feeling of embarrassment or humiliation caused by failure or disappointment
- despot
- ruler with absolute power and authority
- transient
- passing through or by a place with only a brief stay
- secular
- not overtly or specifically religious
- fervent
- exhibiting great intensity of feeling; characterized by intense emotion
- garrison
- a military post
- acrid
- unpleasantly sharp, bitter to smell
- affinity
- a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea
- rummage
- to make a thorough search or investigation
- pliant
- bendable; capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
- charismatic
- having or exhibiting a special magnetic charm or appeal
- deception
- the act of lying or tricking
- aquiline
- curved down like an eagle's beak
- thwart
- to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle, block or hinder; frustrate
- incorrigible
- incapable of being corrected or amended
- agrarian
- relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property
- xenophobic
- having a fear or hatred for foreigners
- confidante
- character who shares secrets, personal information, or discussions of intimate or internal conflicts with another
- stupor
- mental numbness from shock; a daze
- leper
- a person affected by the sickness known as leprosy
- ubiquitous
- existing or being everywhere
- subvert
- overturn or overthrow from the foundation, undermine
- viceroy
- governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
- yen
- the basic unit of money in Japan
- resonance
- the state of continuing to sound or echo
- myriad
- a great number
- estuary
- a water passage where the tide meets a river current
- suppurate
- to produce pus
- atavistic
- A characteristic of a previous time or era; ancient, past
- coconspirator
- someone who joins another person in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement
- clandestine
- marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy
- defiant
- full of or showing resistance
- adrift
- floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored
- sybarites
- people devoted to pleasure and luxury
- burgeoning
- growing and expanding rapidly : flourishing
- enthrall
- to charm
- orthodoxy
- state of following established teachings especially in religion
- incendiary
- of or containing chemicals that cause fire when exploded; arousing to action or rebellion
- emanate
- to come out from a source
- vain
- conceited; characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self importance
- blatant
- brazenly obvious; flagrant
- proxy
- authority or power to act for another
- anomalies
- something different, abnormal, peculiar, irregular, or not easily classified
- bucolic
- relating to or typical of rural life
- exploit
- to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage
- platonic
- a close relationship in which sexual desire is nonexistent
- catalyst
- a substance or agent that initiates a chemical reaction and makes possible for it to proceed.
- keenness
- animated by or showing strong feeling or desire; a quick and penetrating intelligence
- relinquish
- to withdraw or retreat from
- rudimentary
- basic; at the roots
- concocted
- invented, made up, to prepare by combing raw materials
- fluctuate
- to shift back and forth uncertainly
- conflagration
- an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land and property
- stout
- thick, stocky; strong of character
- disruptive
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- opulent
- exhibiting or characterized by wealth
- atheist
- one who believes that there is no deity or god
- attitudinizing
- assuming a false attitude; posturing
- embalming
- to treat (a corpse) with preservatives in order to prevent decay
- inheritance
- something that is owed as a possession, especially as a right or divine portion
- solicitous
- marked by anxious care and attentiveness; meticulously careful
- solidarity
- unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests
- libertarian
- person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action
- emphatically
- positively; definitely; without question and beyond doubt
- elation
- pride; joy
- bombastic
- marked by using pretentious inflated speech or writing
- conservative
- tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions
- patron
- chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter
- laboriously
- involving or characterized by hard-work or toilsome effort
- monopolies
- markets, companies, or corporations in which there are many buyers but only one dominant seller
- buffeted
- forced; battered
- ambiguous
- capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways
- perpetuate
- cause to continue or prevail
- capricious
- impulsive, unpredictable; determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
- penchant
- strong and continued inclination; a strong liking
- impediment
- something that hinders or obstructs; obstacle
- benediction
- blessing: the act of praying for divine protection
- contusions
- bruises
- oligarchy
- a government run by only a few, often the wealthy
- parsimonious
- stingy, cheap, unwilling to spend money in a negative way
- sobriety
- the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
- defecate
- to discharge feces from the bowels
- etched
- cut into the surface of
- putrescence
- the quality of decomposing, rotting, foul-smelling matter
- mordant
- sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting
- stigma
- attribute, behavior, or reputation which is socially discrediting in a particular way: it causes an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesirable, rejected stereotype rather than in an accepted, normal one
- exotic
- introduced from another country; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
- impassioned
- filled with passion or zeal
- unduly
- an undue manner; excessively
- ethnography
- a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual
- latrine
- a toilet, often for the use of a large number of people
- gorge
- to eat greedily
- render
- to produce a copy or version of
- apathetic
- uninterested; uncaring
- stoically
- unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
- miasma
- poisonous atmosphere; unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
- folly
- lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
- irate
- feeling or showing extreme anger
- unabated
- continuing at full strength or intensity
- sovereign
- not controlled by outside forces
- decrepit
- worn out; broken down from use
- heinous
- horrible; abominable; reprehensible; hatefully or shockingly evil
- jillion
- an indeterminately large number
- consecrate
- make sacred
- subterfuge
- a clever trick or strategy used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something
- apparatchik
- a member of a communist group
- pantheon
- a temple dedicated to all the gods
- succinct
- short; to the point; concise
- pious
- showing loyal reverence for a person or thing
- conserve
- keep from waste, loss, or decay; save
- mien
- a person's manner or appearance; the external appearance or manner of a person.
- periphery
- perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
- tractable
- easily taught, led, or controlled
- homage
- public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
- euphoria
- a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania
- exile
- the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home
- fascist
- someone who advocates or supports a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized government headed by a dictator, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
- ostensibly
- represented or appearing as such; meant to be real; seemingly
- prosthetic
- of or relating to an artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body
- akin
- essentially similar, related, or compatible
- indigenous
- having originated in and being produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment
- dilapidated
- to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin
- racism
- a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
- stagnate
- the state of not advancing or developing
- imperial
- of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
- intact
- untouched by anything that damages or diminishes
- illustrious
- celebrated; widely known and dignified
- paroxysm
- sudden outburst
- protégé
- a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person
- reconnaissance
- exploration of an area to get information
- prefectural
- district administered or governed by an official
- onerous
- burdensome; difficult; wearing; tiring
- cohorts
- group of individuals having a statistical factor (as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study; companions
- intrusive
- coming without invitation or welcome
- indolent
- having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful, lazy, lethargic
- exorcise
- to free from evil spirits or malign influences
- separatist
- an advocate of racial or cultural separation
- earnest
- characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind
- detriment
- injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage
- moribund
- being in the state of dying; approaching death
- pretentious
- creating an appearance of importance or demanding merit when undeserved
- hedonistic
- characterized by the pursuit of sensual pleasures
- subsided
- to become quiet or less
- scarce
- rare; insufficient to demand; occurring in small quantity
- impishly
- in an appealing but bold manner
- annexation
- the inclusion, attachment or addition of territory to a city or special district.
- deficient
- not up to a normal standard; defective
- affluence
- an abundant flow or supply; abundant wealth
- invalid
- not binding in law; having no force or effect
- heathen
- strange, uncivilized, a person that does not believe in religion
- crux
- basic, central, or critical point
- Muslim
- an adherent of Islam who believes in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet
- solemn
- deeply serious and somber
- persecute
- to cause to suffer, especially for religious purposes
- fraternity
- a group of persons associated by or as if by ties of brotherhood
- viscera
- the soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities
- pernicious
- highly injurious or destructive; deadly, exceedingly harmful
- submissive
- inclined or willing to give in or give up to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
- antipathies
- a feeling of intense dislike
- feminist
- someone who believes in the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
- confounding
- baffling or frustrating, or confusing
- colic
- waves of pain in the abdomen that increase in strength, disappear, and return; usually caused by a stone blocking a bile or urine passageway or an intestinal infection
- fretful
- antsy; nervous and unable to relax
- irrevocable
- impossible to withdraw
- demagogue
- a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
- audacity
- fearless, daring, aggressive boldness
- rhetoric
- using language effectively to please or persuade
- eccentric
- deviating from an established or usual pattern or style; weird; unusual
- mutual
- possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal
- atrocities
- things that are horrible, abominable, or appalling
- anarchist
- a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
- extricated
- pulled out
- decadence
- characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
- cellophane
- thin transparent sheets used especially for packaging
- malaria
- a disease spread by mosquitoes
- efficacious
- the power of producing the desire effect
- admonishment
- to caution, or counsel against something; warning; reproof, reprimand
- emulate
- to imitate
- repugnant
- repulsive; disgusting; offensive
- epitome
- a typical or ideal example
- transcend
- to rise above or go beyond the limits of
- harmonious
- peaceable or friendly relations; agreement
- interminable
- having or seeming to have no end
- haughty
- blatantly and disdainfully proud, arrogant, condescending
- commotion
- an agitated disturbance
- euphemism
- the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
- condemn
- to declare as wrong or evil
- aloof
- removed or distant either physically or emotionally
- retort
- answer; reply sharply or angrily
- reverence
- honor or respect felt or shown
- reticent
- to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
- iconoclastic
- description of a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
- platelet
- a blood cell that assists in blood clotting
- stupefied
- with senses dulled by amazement
- gregarious
- outgoing; friendly
- civil rights
- the nonpolitical rights of a citizen, especially the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to u.s. citizens by the constitution
- forsaking
- giving up something formerly held dear; abandon
- frivolous
- quality or state of lacking in seriousness; not serious in content or attitude or behavior
- quarantine
- to isolate from normal relations or communication
- ornate
- elaborately ornamented, often to excess; flashy, flowery or showy
- Cold War
- the war between the soviet union and the united states. the war was fought between communists and capitalists.
- notoriety
- the quality or state of being well-known or talked of, but not always in a positive manner
- ideology
- integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program
- philosophy
- the study of existence, knowledge, truth, justice, beauty, validity, mind, and language
- enrapture
- to fill with delight
- sallow
- of a sickly grayish greenish yellow color
- illusory
- causing illusion; deceptive; misleading
- silo
- especially a tall cylinder (as of wood or concrete) usually sealed to exclude air and used for making and storing silage
- intermittent
- stopping and starting at intervals; occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous
- evocation
- calling up spirits or other non-physical entities
- malaise
- sense of bodily discomfort, depression or unease
- cynic
- someone who is critical of the motives of others
- indelible
- that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
- Marxism
- the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Karl Marx that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded