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Phoenix List 5 Vocab
Phoenix 1 Vocabulary - List 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arbitrary -(adj) | subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion |
| Enigma - (n) | a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation |
| Discern - (v) | to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend |
| Authoritarian - (adj) | favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom |
| Pragmatic - (adj) | of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. |
| Facilitate - (v) | to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc. |
| Irrational - (adj) | without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason. |
| Extol - (v) | to praise highly; laud; eulogize |
| Euphony - (n) | agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words |
| Insipid - (adj) | without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid |
| Austere - (adj) | severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding |
| Solicit - (v) | to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc. |
| A, an- | a reduced form of the Old English preposition on, meaning “on,” “in,” “into,” “to,” “toward,” preserved before a noun in a prepositional phrase, forming a predicate adjective or an adverbial element |
| Aqua- | combination element or prefix meaning "water," |
| Bi- | "twice each" or "every two" |
| -hood | a native English suffix denoting state, condition, character, nature, etc., or a body of persons of a particular character or class, formerly used in the formation of nouns |
| -cle | a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, originally diminutive nouns, and later in adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin or in Neo-Latin |
| -dom | a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain, collection of persons, rank or station, or general condition. |
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