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JRA English Vocab 3
Vocab List 3 BALLA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ballast | n. nautical, aeronautics: something heavy in a vessel to provide desired stability, aid in finding center of gravity; v. to make steady That which makes unbalanced, something that causes imbalance |
| proffer (adj. proffered) | v. to offer, to put (an offer) before a person for acceptance; n. an offer To take back, to rescind |
| perennial (adv. perennially) | adj. lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring; perpetual, everlasting, continuing, recurrent; n. a flower (that appears annually) Temporary,ephemeral, transitory, annual |
| scrupulous (n. scrupulousness, adv. scrupulously, n. scruples) | adj. moral, having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled; precise, exact, very careful and conscientious Unscrupulous, unprincipled, careless, imprecise |
| reticence (adj. reticent, adv. reticently) | n. state of quality of being reserved, quiet, silent; reluctance or unwillingness (to speak or participate) Garrulousness, talkativeness, willingness |
| judicious (n. judiciousness, adv. judiciously) | adj. practical, prudent, discreet; having, exercising or characterized by good or discriminating judgment; wise, sensible Imprudent, impractical, indiscreet |
| prognosticate (n. prognostication, adj. prognosticating/ed) | v. to forecast or predict (something future) from present symbols or signs; to prophesy; to presage or foreshadow |
| injunction | n. law: a judicial process or order requiring person/s (to whom the injunction is directed) to perform a particular act or to refrain from a particular act; a command or order |
| innuendo | n. an indirect intimation (hint) about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or derogatory nature; insinuation, subtle implication |
| propinquity | n. nearness in place; proximity; nearness of relation; kinship; affinity or nature; similarity Distance, estrangement |
| mirth (adj. mirthful, adv. mirthfully | n. great joy or happiness, esp. when accompanied by laughter; merriment, amusement Gloom, melancholy, depression |
| tarry (adj. tarrying) | v. to remain or stay, as in a place, to sojourn; to delay or be late in starting, arriving; to linger or loiter; to wait To rush, to be early, to be prompt, to hurry |
| melancholy | n. gloomy state of mind, depression; sober thoughtfulness, pensiveness; adj. depressed, gloomy, somber Mirth, happiness, great joy |
| ocular (n. ocularity) | adj. of, pertaining to, or for the eyes; of the nature of an eye; performed or perceived by the eye or eyesight |
| scruple (adj. scrupulous) | n. an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action; pl. n. (scruples) ethical or moral principles that govern a person’s thoughts and actions; conscience Lack of morals, immorality |
| dogma (adj. dogmatic, adv. dogmatically) | n. a system of principles or tenets, as of a church; a specific doctrine related to matters of morality or faith; an established opinion, belief, or principle |
| jargon | n. language, especially vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group; gibberish, meaningless communication |
| torpid (n. torpor, adv. torpidly) | adj. inactive, sluggish; slow, dull, apathetic; lethargic Energetic, lively, hyper, hyperactive, active |
| opaque (n. opacity, adv. opaquely) | adj. impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through; hard to understand; dark, dull; stupid, unintelligent; obscure. Sheer, transparent, translucent |
| squalor (adj. squalid, adv. squalidly) | n. filth and misery; wretched condition or quality; miserable condition; sordid dirtiness Cleanliness, sanitary conditions |
| introvert (adj. introverted, n. introversion from v.) | n. a shy person; one who is concerned primarily with her own thoughts and feelings; v. to turn inward Extrovert |
| edify (n. edification, adj. edifying/ed) | v. to uplift; to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually To discourage, to disappoint, to disillusion |
| dissonant (n. dissonance, adv. dissonantly) | adj. lacking harmony; harsh in sound, discordant; out of harmony, incongruous, at variance Harmony, congruence |
| importunate (n. importune) | adj. urgent or persistent in solicitation, often annoyingly so; troublesomely urgent or persistent Patient, polite, considerate |
| archivist (n. archive, adj. archival) | n. person who collects and organizes documents or records of a business, family, association, community, etc. |
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