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Collab Vocab 3-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aptitude | (noun) A natural ability to do something. |
| bosom | (noun) A woman's chest. |
| cerebral | (adjective) Betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct. |
| cichlids | (noun) A freshwater fish of a family that is widely distributed in tropical countries. Cichlids provide a valuable source of food in some areas, and many are popular in aquariums. |
| clandestinely | (adverb) In a secretive and illicit way. |
| contextualize | (verb) Place or study in the context. |
| dialysis | (noun) The separation of particles in a liquid on the basis of differences in their ability to pass through a membrane. |
| eclecticism | (noun) The practice of deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. |
| epidemiology | (noun) The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health. |
| evenness | (noun) The quality of being calm and not changing or getting upset. |
| guardedness | (adjective) Being in extreme condition with an uncertain outcome. |
| indebted | (adjective) Owing gratitude for a service or favor. |
| murky | (adjective) Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist. |
| penal | (adjective) Used as a place of confinement and punishment. |
| perdition | (noun) Eternal damnation or utter destruction. |
| predestination | (noun) An idea in Christian theology that the Christian God wills any and everything. |
| prenuptial | (noun) Existing or occurring before marriage. |
| prerequisite | (noun) A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist. |
| propagation | (noun) Reproduction or multiplication, as of a plant or animal. |
| rapacious | (adjective) Aggressively greedy or grasping. |
| redound | (verb) To have an effect of good or ill. |
| shrewd | (adjective) Having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute. |
| stricture | (noun) A restriction on a person or activity. |
| universalizability | (noun) The Kantian principle that if a course of action cannot be universally adopted it must be morally impermissible. |
| vain | (adjective) Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth. |
| vector | (noun) A quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another. |
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