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Unit 1; List 21A
English 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| equivocate | To say things that has more than one meaning so as to confuse or mislead. |
| superfluous | More than is needed; unnecessary. |
| bilateral | By or for two sides or parties. |
| unilateral | Involving or done by only one of several persons, nations, etc. |
| circumspect | Careful to consider everything before acting, deciding, etc.; cautious and prudent. |
| commensurate | In the right proportion; of equal value. |
| malevolence | The quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred. |
| neophyte | A beginner in some work, art, etc.; novice. |
| misanthropist | A hater of humankind. |
| bellicose | Eager to fight or quarrel; warlike. |
| anthropomorphic | Ascribing human form or attributes to being a being or thing not human, especially to a deity. |
| captious | Made only in order to argue or find fault. |
| neologist | A new word, meaning, usage, or phrase. |