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VCR 9 - 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| artifact | n. an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period |
| artifice | n. 1. craftiness; trickery 2. cleverness; skill |
| artless | adj. 1. without deceit or cunning; natural; simple 2. crude; ignorant; uncultured |
| artisan | n. a skilled craftsperson |
| ode | n. a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet |
| parody | n. a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music tr. v. to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect |
| rhapsody | n. speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm |
| incantation | n. the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell |
| recant | tr. v. to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known |
| depict | tr. v. 1. to paint, draw, or express in a picture of sculpture 2. to describe; to picture in words |
| pictograph | n. a picture or drawing representing words or ideas |
| accrue | intr. v. to come as a natural increase or advantage |
| crescendo | n. a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music |
| excrescence | n. abnormal growth or outgrowth |
| beneficence | n. doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action |
| efficacious | adj. effective as a means or remedy |
| facile | adj. acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent (sometimes, superficial, when something is too easily done) |
| facsimile | n. an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc |
| faction | n. 1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government 2. conflict within an organization or nation |
| mollify | tr. v. to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling |
| context | n. 1. the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning 2. the circumstances surrounding an event or situation |
| pretext | n. a false reason put forward to conceal the true one |
| transgress | tr. and intr. v. to go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule |
| transitive | adj. (grammar) describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct object to complete the meaning of the verb |
| transitory | adj. lasting for only a short while |
| translucent | adj. permitting light to pass through, but not transparent |
| ambience | n. environment; the surrounding atmosphere |
| obituary | n. notice of a death with biographical information |
| transient | adj. 1. passing quickly; transitory 2. staying only a short time n. a person or thing having a short stay |
| aberration | n. straying from what is normal or accepted |
| erratic | adj. irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas |
| episode | n. an incident in a person's life or in a story or play |
| exodus | n. 1. mass departure or emigration 2. (capitalized) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt with their leader Moses |
| itinerant | adj. traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or work; transient n. a person who travels from place to place |
| itinerary | n. 1. a route of travel 2. a plan or record of a journey |
| advent | n. 1. arrival or coming into being 2. (capitalized) the period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ |
| circumvent | tr. v. 1. to avoid; to evade by cleverness 2. to avoid by passing around |
| convene | tr. and intr. v. to assemble, especially for a meeting |
| intervene | intr. v. 1. to occur between events or periods 2. to come between, thereby easing a situation 3. to interfere or to interrupt |
| telepathy | n. communication from one mind to another without speech, writing, or other sensory means |
| deviate | intr. v. to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject |
| devious | adj. 1. winding; roundabout 2. underhanded; deceptive |
| impervious | adj. 1. not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc 2. incapable of being influenced or affected |
| accelerate | tr. and intr. v. to cause faster movement; to go faster |
| celerity | n. swiftness; quickness; speed |
| concur | intr. v. 1. to agree; to cooperate 2. to coincide; to happen simultaneously |
| discourse | n. 1. conversation 2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing intr. v. to talk; to discuss formally in speech or writing |
| incur | tr. v. to meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself |
| precursor | n. forerunner |
| succor | n. help in time of distress tr. v. to render help to |
| conglomeration | n. a collection of unrelated things |
| abject | adj. 1. humiliating and miserable 2. contemptible |
| conjecture | n. an opinion formed from inconclusive evidence; a guess tr. and intr. v. to conclude from insufficient evidence |
| interjection | n. a word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words, often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in a sentence |
| assail | tr. v. 1. to attack violently; to assault 2. to attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly |
| desultory | adj. 1. jumping from one thing to another; rambling 2. haphazard or random |
| exult | intr. v. to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant |
| resilient | adj. 1. capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched 2. buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune |
| salient | adj. 1. conspicuous; striking 2. projecting up or out |
| convalesce | intr. v. to recover health after illness |
| avail | tr. v. to use to one's own advantage |
| prevalent | adj. widely occurring or in general use |
| valor | n. heroic courage; bravery |
| evolve | intr. v. 1. to develop gradually 2. to change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life |
| voluble | adj. speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib |
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