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Week 6 Day 2 Vocab

Week 2 Day 6 Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
Amenity 1. A feature that contributes to physical comfort 2. A feature that increases the attractiveness or value of a location
Averse Having a feeling of opposition or disease
Complacent So self-satisfied that one sees no need for change; unconcerned
Decompose To decay or to break down into basic elements
Defray To supply the money for; to pay
Emanate To come out from a source
Envisage To picture in one’s mind, to imagine something in the future
Facetious Playfully or inappropriately humorous
Fallacy A false or mistaken idea
Furor An uproar; a state of great anger or excitement
Idyll An episode or experience that is calm and carefree
Paucity Scarcity; smallness in number or amount
Porous Full of tiny holes or spaces; easily penetrated by gas or liquid
Supersede To replace; to cause to be set aside because of superiority
Tangible 1. Real; able to be touched 2. Possible to understand or realize; not vague or uncertain
Adversity Misfortune; hardship
Cardinal Most important; chief
Credible Believable; reliable
Empathize To show or feel understanding of another’s feelings or problems
Faculty 1. Any of the natural powers of the mind and body, such as sight or hearing 2. An inborn ability; a knack 3. All the teachers of a school
Harrowing Very distressing or acutely painful
Impair To damage, weaken, or lesson
Infer To reach a conclusion through reasoning
Intuition Knowing or sensing something without the use of reason; an insight
Manifest Plain to see; evident
Nuance A very slight change in feeling or meaning; a gradation
Pernicious Very destructive or harmful
Solace Comfort or relief in sorrow or distress; consolation
Treatise A methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic
Vogue The popular fashion of the time, wide acceptance or favor
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