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Vital Vocab Q4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| speculate | v. to make a conclusion, theory, or assumption about something without knowing much about it or without having sturdy evidence to invest in something in hopes of gain but knowing probability of loss |
| salient | adj. the most noticeable, important, or prominent |
| scathing | adj. very scornful or critical |
| scrupulous | adj. diligent, thorough, very attentive to details; meticulous |
| seminal | adj. strongly influential (esp. for later events or establishments) |
| sublime | adj. excellence, beauty, inspiration of awe |
| succinct | adj. explained briefly but clear |
| surmise | v. to assume or suppose something without evidence or really knowing |
| stoical | adj. showing no emotion (no complaining) when going through pain or hardship |
| strident | adj. loud and harsh; chafing or grating |
| tacit | adj. implied or assumed without being stated |
| tangent | n. a completely different line, thought, or action different to the original one |
| tenable | adj. able to be maintained or held against objection |
| tantamount | adj. equality in value, seriousness, importance, or meaning |
| trenchant | adj. penetrating and clear in expression |
| truncate | v. to shorten (esp by cutting off) |
| ubiquitous | adj. found everywhere, common, present, appearing |
| vacillate | v. to alternate between different actions; to be indecisive |
| utilitarian | adj. meant to be useful or practical; not so much attractive |
| undulate | v. to move with a wavelike motion |
| vapid | adj. uninspired; non-stimulating or non-challenging |
| vehement | adj. showing strong feeling for something; passionate, intense |
| veracity | adj. staying with the facts; being accurate |
| vestige | n. a trace of something that is disappearing; a very small amount of something |
| vivacious | adj. attractive and lively |
| vocation | n. a strong feeling or want (suitability) to for a career or occupation |
| wane | v. to die down or get smaller; to decrease in power or become weaker |
| whimsical | adj. charming, sweet, extravagant |
| zealous | adj. showing great energy or enthusiasm towards something |
| zenith | n. the highest point reached by a celestial object a time where something is the most influential or powerful as it is going to get; climax |
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