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1st Semester Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absurb | 1. Adjective: ridiulous,senseless 2. Synonyms: batty, campy, crazy, daffy, dippy |
| Apathy | 1. Noun, plural apathies: uncaring attitude; lack of interest. 2. Synonyms: aloofness, coldness, coolness, detatchment, disinterest |
| Regression | 1. Noun: The act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion. 2. Synonyms: atavism, backsliding, lapse, retrogradation, retrogession, reverting, throwback |
| Tangible | 1. Adjective: Capible of being touched; discernible by touch; material or substantial. 2. Synonyms: actual, appreciable, corporeal, difinite, detectable |
| Shrew | 1. Noun: A woman of violent temper and speech; termagant. 2. Synonyms:amazon, backbiter, battle-ax, biddy |
| Proportional | 1. Adjective: Having due proportion; corresponding. 2. Synonyms: harmonious, comparative, accordent, consonant, proportionate |
| Vacuous | 1. Adijective: Without contents; empty 2. Synonyms: Drained, emptied, shallow, vacant, void |
| Hypothesis | 1. Noun plural; hypotheses: A mere assumption or guess. 2. Synonyms: antecedent, apriority, assignment, assumption, attribution, axion |
| Impair | 1. Verb: To make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage. 2. Synonyms: Blant, cheaper, damage, debase, debilitate, decrease |
| Naive | 1. Adjective: Having or showing unaffected simpicity of nature or absense of artificiality; unsophisticated 2. Synonyms: Simple, unaffected, unsuspecting, artless, gulieless, candid, open, plain |
| Surreptitious | 1. Adjective: Obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth, secret or unauthorized. 2. Synonyms: Clandestine, covert, furtive, hush-hush, unauthorized |
| Voraciously | 1. Adjective: Craving or consuming large quanities of food. 2. Synonyms: Avid, insatiable, pridigous, rapacious, ravenous |
| Onerous | 1. Adjective: Burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardships. 2. Synonyms: Demanding, difficult, excessive, exhausting, harsh, painful, severe, taxing, crushing, exacting, fatiguing |
| Spurious | 1. Adjective: Not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. 2. Synonyms: Affected, artificial, assumed |
| Gregorious | 1. Adjective: Fond of the company of others. 2. Synonyms: Aftable, socialable, clubby, companionable, convivial, cordical, fun, outgoing, social |
| Pious | 1. Adjective: Having or showing a dutful spirit of reverence for G-d or an earnest wish to fulfill religous obligations. 2. Synonyms: Born-again, devout, righteous, saintly, sactimonious |
| Scruptulous | 1. Adjective: Having scruples; having or showing a strict reguard for what are considers right principled. 2. Synonyms: conscientious, fastidious, fussy, honest, menticulous |
| Copious | 1. Adjective: Large in quanity or number; abundant; plentiful 2. Synonyms: Ample, extensive, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, exberant, full, galore, generous, heavy, lavish |
| Tenacious | 1. Adjective: Holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold. 2. Synonyms: Cohesive, determined, dogged, forceful, persistent, relentless, resoklute, spunky, staunch, steadfast, stout |
| Officious | 1. Adjective: Objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome 2. Synonyms: Busy, forward, interferring |
| Edification | 1. Noun: An improvement, education 2. Synonyms: Betterment, elevation, elucidation, enhancement |
| Ablution | 1. Noun: A cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual. 2. Synonyms: Bath, cleansing, deconramination, lavation, purification, shower |
| Pedestrian | 1a. Adjective: lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; prosaic or dull. 1b. Noun: A person who goes ot travels on foot. 2. Synonyms: Hiker, passerby, stoller, boring, ordinairy, banal, humdrum, mediocre, blah |
| Carrion | 1. Noun: Dead or patrefying flesh. 2. Synonyms: Body, corpse, remains |
| Pinon | 1. Noun: A gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack of larger gear. 2. Synonyms: Cog, cogwheel. sprocket |
| Elaboration | 1. Noun: To give more info about something. 2. Synonyms: Ampilfication, comment, discussion, explaination |
| Specialization | 1. Noun: The act of being restricted to some specific. 2. Synonyms: Adeptness, adroitness, art, craft |
| Intution | 1. Noun: Direct percetion of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension. 2. Synonyms: Hunch, instinct, inspiration, perception |
| Redeem | 1. Verb: To but or pay off; clear by payment 2. Synonyms: Pay off, reclaim, recoup, regain, repay, restore, win back |
| Chronological | 1. Adjective: Arrange in the order of time. 2. Synonyms: Historical, sequential, classified, dated, progessive |
| Fester | 1. To form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate. 2. Synonyms: Smolder, aggrivate, blister, canker |
| Propensity | 1. Noun: A natural inclination of tendency. 2. Synonyms: Bias, disposition, leaning, penchant, predisposition, proclivity, susceptibility, tendency |
| Consciousness | 1. Noun: The state of being conscious; awareness of one's own existence, senesations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. 2. Synonyms: Alertness, apprehension, awreness, roconition |
| Aptitude | 1. Noun: Capitbility; ability; innate, or acquired capacity for something; talent. 2. Synonyms: Competence, flair, knack, proficiency, savvy |
| Sustenance | 1. Noun: Means of sustaining life; nourishment 2. Synonym: Livelihood, nourishment, nutrition, subsistence |
| Endow | 1. Verb: To provide with a perminant fund or source of income. 2. Synonyms: Bestow, donate, empower, enable, enhance, enrich, subsidice |
| Attrition | 1. Noun: A reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength. 2. Synonyms: Erosion, abrasion, attenuation, delibilitation |
| Obstinate | 1. Adjective: Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc., not yielding to argument, persuation, or enteaty. 2. Synonyms: Adamant,dogmatic, headstrong, inflexable |
| Deterioration | 1. Noun: A gradual decline, as in quality, serviceablility, or vigor. 2. Synonyms: Decline, degradation, depreciation, devaluation, disintegation |
| Diffident | 1. Adjective: Lacking confidence to one's ability, worth, ot fitniss; timid; shy. 2. Synonyms: Bashful, demure, meek, self-conscious, self-effacing, sheepish, timid, unassuming |
| Augment | 1. Verb (with object): To make larger; enlatge in size, number, strength, or entent; increase. Verb (without object): To become larger 2. Synonyms: Add to, amplify, boast, build up |
| Prudent | 1. Adjective: Wise or judicioius in practical affairs; sagacious. 2. Synonyms: Careful, cautious, discreet, economical, frugal, judicious, reasonable, sane, shrewd, vigalant |
| Malcontent | 1. Adjective: Not satisfied or content woth currently prevailing conditions or circumstances. 2. Synonyms: Belly-aching, complaining, discontented, disgruntled, unhappy, unsatisfied |
| Eminent | 1. Adjective: High in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished. 2. Synonyms: Big-name, distinguished, esteemed, famed, high-ranking, illustrions, noted, outstanding, preeminent, preminent, reowned, well known |
| Ebullient | 1. Adjective: Overflowing with fervor, enthusium, or excitement; highspirited. 2. Synonyms: Agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper, efferescent, effusive, elated, exberant, irrepressible |
| Incessant | 1. Adjective: Continuing without interruption, ceaseless; unending. 2. Synonyms: Ceaseless, consrant, continual, continuous, endless, interminable, nonstop, perpetual, relentless, round-the-clock, unceasing, unending, unrelenting, unremitting |
| Eloquent | 1. Adjective: Characterized by fluency and persuasiveness. 2. Synonyms: Affecting, ardent, articulate, expressive, fervent, forceful, impassioned, moving, outspoken, passionate, persuasive, poignant, powerful, revealing, stirring, touching, vivid, vocal |
| Deviant | 1. Adjective: Deviating or departing from the norm; characterized by deviation 2. Synonyms: Aberrant, bent, irregular, queer, variant, wandering, weird |
| Latent | 1. Adjective: Present but not visiblr, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential 2. Synonyms: Inherent, lurking, smoldering, suppressed, underlying, unrealized, veiled |
| Normalcy | 1. Noun: The quality or condition of being normal as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality 2. Synonyms: Normality, ordinariness, uniformity |
| Spontaneous | 1. Adjective: Coming or resulting from natural impulse or tendency; natural; unconstrained; unplanned 2. Synonyms: Casual, impromptal, instintive, offhand, simple, unplanned, voluntary |
| Regime | 1. Noun: A mode or system of rule or goverment. 2. Synonyms: Administration, establishment, government, management, royeign, rule, system |
| Envoy | 1. Noun: A diplomatic agent. 2. Synonyms: Delegate, diplomat, emissary, minister, representive |
| Repercussion | 1. Noun: An effect or result , often indirect or remote, of some event or action 2. Synonyms: Backlash, chain reaction, echo effect, fallout, feedback |
| Conscientious | 1. Adjective: Controlled by or done according to one's innersense of what's right. 2. Synonyms: Complete, diligent, exact, exacting, faithful, fustidious |
| Humanitarian | 1. Adjective: Having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness. 2. Synonyms: Altruistic, charitable, humane, philanthropic |
| Patriarch | 1. Noun: The male head of a family or tribal line. 2. Synonyms: Ancestor, architect, author, chief, creator, elder |
| Congential | 1. Adjective: Of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by environment especially the uterine environment. 2. Synonyms: Complete, connate, connatural, constiutional, inbred,indigenous |
| Inevitable | 1. Adjective: Unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary 2. Synonyms: Imminent, impending, necessary. unavoidable, undeniable |
| Elocation | 1. Noun: The act of public speaking, esp of voice production, delivery, and gesture. 2. Synonyms: Declamation, delivery, diction, ebquence, enuncation |
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