Final Exam
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- faculty
- 1. any of the natural powers of the mind and body, such as sight ro hearing 2. an inborn abiliy; a knack 3. all the teachers of a school
- contemporary
- a person living during the same period as another
- propagate
- 1. to reproduce 2. to cause to reproduce 3. to foster the spread of
- precocious
- showing exceptionally early development of abilities
- rudimentary
- 1. not yet fully deleloped 2. elementary
- commiserate
- to feel or ecpress sorrow or compassion for to sympathize
- consecrate
- 1. to set apart as holy 2. to dedicate to a cause; to devote
- impoverish
- 1. to make poor 2. to take away
- tangible
- 1. real; able to be touched 2. possible to understand or realized; not vague or uncertain
- speculate
- 1. to think about or make guesses 2. to engage in a risky busness venture
- cleave
- 1. to cling to or be faithful to 2. to split with force or a shary instrument
- contend
- 1. to struggle with 2. to maintain or assert 3. a conflict or struggle 4. a point made in an argument
- impervious
- 1. incapble of being penetrated 2. not addected or disturbed by
- magnanimous
- generous, unselfish, or forgiving
- paraphernaila
- 1. personal belongings 2. equipment associated with a particular activity
- articulate
- 1. to pronounce distinctly 2. to express one's thoughts fellings, or believes in words
- prodigy
- 1. a person who shows remarkable talent at an early age 2. an amazing or extraordinary thing or event
- crusade
- 1. a prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause 2. to engage in such a struggle
- secular
- wordly; not connected with a church or religion
- detract
- to take away, especially from the value, bearty, or importance of
- enunciate
- 1. to pronounce clearly 2. to state; to announce
- sagacious
- showing sound judgment; wise
- depreciate
- 1. to make or become less in value 2. to represent as of little valuse; tp belittle
- embody
- 1. to put an idea into form that can be seen 2. to make part of a system; incorporate
- incapacitate
- to make helpless or incapable
- empathize
- to show or feel undersandering od another;s feelings or problems
- disseminate
- to scatter or spread widly
- impart
- 1. to make known disclose 2. to bestow
- erudite
- having of demonstration extensive knowledge; learned
- nurture
- 1. to care for and give sustenance to 2. the process of raising one's young
- ingenious
- marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness
- dogma
- an unproven principle or belief held to be true 2. overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proven
- adroit
- clever at dealing with diffucult sutuations; skillful
- despot
- a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
- oratory
- the art of public speaking
- remuerate
- to pay ot reward
- plumb
- 1. to measure the deph of water 2. to reach the deepest part of 3. to understand by examining closely; to solve
- repose
- a state of being in boubt about what to do
- praticble
- 1. capable of being done; feasible
- fallacy
- a false or mistaken idea
- moribund
- close to deathl in a dying state
- array
- 1. a large group of people or things 2. an orderly arrangement or display 3. to place in order 4. to dress up
- encumber
- to weigh downor burden 2. to impede the action of
- antiquity
- 1. the ancient world, especially befor the middle ages 2. the quality lf great age 3. valuable objects from ancient times
- exorbitant
- exceeding normal bounds; greater or more tham seems reasonable
- facet
- 1. any of the many small, flat surfaces on a presious stone made by cutting 2. one of many sided or aspects of something