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Week 8 Day 1 Vocab

Week 8 Day 1 Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
Cautionary Offering or serving as a warning
Constrain To confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity
Flotilla A fleet of boats or small ships
Gossamer 1. Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze. 2. A fine, filmy substance made of strands of cobweb
Ignominious Marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace
Incur To bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt
Liquidate 1. To settle the affairs of a business; to covert into cash. 2. To get rid of; to kill or destroy
Magnate An important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business
Misnomer A name that does not fit
Onerous Burdensome; oppressive
Pandemonium A state or place of great confusion or uproar
Quixotic Romantic and idealistic, but impractical
Tenacious Holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual
Vestige A trace of something that once was present
Zepher A light, gentle breeze
Axiom A statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious
Churlish Lackin good manners; rude, impolite
Concoct To make up, prepare, or invent
Derivative Something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition
Differentiate 1. To see the difference; to distinguish 2. To be or make different
Disparage To criticize in negative, disrespectful manner
Dissipate 1. To break up and spread out so tiny as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered. 2. To spend or use foolishly
Esoteric Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people.
Olfactory Relating to the sense of smell
Plethora Too great a number; an excess
Refurbish To make like new; to renovate
Secrete 1. To produce and give off 2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal.
Vagary (usually plural) A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action.
Volatile 1. Evaporating quickly 2. Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable
Attest To declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate
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