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Vocabulary week 7-9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy | (noun.) the idea of giving to the needy, or to organizations with useful/helpful purposes |
| languid | (adj.) sluggish, no interest or vitality, indifferent |
| astute | (adj.) smart, quick, clever  |
| disparage | (verb.) to ridicule, mock, demean, discredit |
| engender | (verb.) to cause, produce, or stir up |
| acclaim | (n.) enthusiastic approval  |
| lethargic | (adj.) lazy, slow to act |
| novel | (adj.) fresh, new, original idea |
| ambivalent | (adj.) mixed feelings, unable to choose |
| indolent | (adj.) slow, inactive |
| benign | (adj.) good, gentle, kind, gracious, harmless |
| amiable | (adj.) friendly, good natured personal qualities |
| laud | (verb.) to praise, extol, to honor |
| caustic | (adj.) severely critical, burning, acidic |
| atrophy | (noun/verb.) decline or degenerate from little or no use. (muscular dystrophy) |
| abeyance | (n.) a temporary suspension or inactivity |
| berate | (verb.) to scold, rebuke |
| droll | (adj.) amusing in an odd way, witty, silly |
| Alleviate | (v) to reduce, lessen |
| Vacillate | (v) to sway |
| Ephemeral | (adj) short-lived |
| Deference | (n) respect |
| Relegate | (v) to assist or exile |
| Condone | (v) to forgive |
| Dissent | (v) to disagree |
| Conciliate | (v) to reconcile, placate or win over |
| Incessant | (adj) continuous |
| Disparity | (n) difference |
| Rigor | (n) Hardship |
| Conventional | (adj) customary, usual |
| Profuse | (adj) abundant, extravagant |
| Expedient | (adj) serving one’s interest, convenient |
| Fastidious | (adj) excessively neat, overly critical |
| Wheedle | (v) to persuade by flattery |
| Hyperbole | (n) exaggeration |
| Apprise | (v) to inform |
| Brevity | shortness of time or duration; conciseness |
| mitigate | to make less severe |
| augment | to increase; make larger |
| reprehensible | deserving of censure; blameworthy |
| deride | to ridicule; to laugh at in scorn; mock |
| virtuoso | one talented in arts/music |
| deplete | to exhaust; use up |
| compliant | obeying or yielding, especially in a submissive way |
| inadvertent | unintentional |
| acquiesce | to consent; give in to |
| levity | lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness |
| belittle | disparage; to regard as less important; to put down |
| extraneous | irrelevant; not essential |
| digress | to stray from the topic |
| emulate | to imitate in an attempt to equal or excel |
| unscathed | unharmed |
| credence | belief in a truth; something giving a belief confidence |
| bode | to foretell |
Created by:
Lizzie Hollis
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