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English Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Discordant | Disagreeing or differing , not harmonious, harsh(sound) |
| Pluralistic/pluralism | Concept that various different ethnics, races, etc. should be allowed to thrive in a single society (embraces diversity) |
| Conundrum | A difficult or confusing problem |
| Ostracism/ostracize | Exclusion from a society or group |
| Distend | Expand due to inside pressure, swell up from inside |
| Itinerant | Frequently traveling from place to place |
| Audacious | Willingness or eagerness to take bold risks, brave |
| Diversity | A range of different things |
| Undercurren | An underlying feeling within an atmosphere |
| Interwoven/interweave | To weave together and be linked to one another , (part of the fabric) to be part of |
| Ambivalent | Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something |
| Blithe | Happy |
| Ambiguous/ambiguity | Could be interpreted in different ways |
| Juxtapose/juxtaposition | To put two things side by side one another for comparison |
| Antithesis/antithetical | Opposite [of an idea] |
| Tenet | Guided belief or principle |
| Aspect | Charateristic, feature, part, trait |
| Infer/inference | Draw a conclusion based on the information given |
| Analogy/analogous | A comparison/correspondence |
| Improbable | Not likely or probable;not likely to believe |
| Assert/assertion | Make a claim, or declare |
| Consecrate | Declare or make holy or sacred |
| Nullify | Cancel out, invalidate, to make of no value or consequence |
| Foremost | Most importantly |
| Innate | Existing at birth, inborn, natural |
| Rhetoric | Art of speaking or writing well |
| Tangible/intangible | Something you can be touched, something that cannot be touched |
| Seminal | Having a strong influence on ideas, works, or events that come later |
| Resolve | To decide or become determined, or [n] determination |
| Convey | Communicate, or bring across (like moving truck) |
| Erroneous | Mistaken |
| Context | Relevant circumstances or surrounding environments (background information) |
| Default | Fail to keep a promise |
| Desolate | Lonely and unhappy |
| Degenerate | To decline morally.. Decrease or go down |
| Inextricably | In a way impossible to untangle |
| Prism | A transparent, light refractive object that figuratively represents an individual's viewpoint |
| Intermittent | Happening or occurring at irregular intervals |
| Momentous | Important or very fateful |
| Career | To move or swirve wildly |
| Superfluous | Beyond what's is necessary |
| Extemporaneously | Without preparation |
| Comprehensive | All including or all inclusive |
| Subside | To lessen the tension, or violence |
| Salient | Stands out , very noticeable |
| Allocate | To resign or designate for |
| Invoke | To call or appeal to someone as an authority for support of your argument or action |
| Negligent | Fail to take proper care in doing something |
| Staid | Boring, unadventurous, respectable, calm |
| Subversive | Intending or seeking to Weaken or damage an established institution or system ... Intending to Undermine or to overthrow |
| Opaque | Cloudy, difficult to see through, not clear |
| Zeal | Passion or enthusiasm |
| Callow | Inexperienced or immature |
| Nuances | Subtle differences upon a fine shade of meaning |
| Culminate | To reach its highest point |
Created by:
bluehearts113
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