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Chapters 19-23 Vocab

TermDefinition
Noxious harmful to life or health; poisonous
Scenario a sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested
Diabolic very cruel; wicked; demonic
Chide to scold mildly or express disapproval
Yen a strong desire; craving
Integral necessary to the whole; belonging to the whole
Coalition a union of individuals, groups, or nations for some specific purpose
Commensurate corresponding in degree, number, or size; in proportion
Connotation a secondary meaning suggested by a word, in addition to the world's dictionary definition
Dilapidated fallen into a state in which repairs are badly needed; broken down
Exacerbate To aggravate (a situation or condition); make more severe
Mitigate To make less severe or less intense; relieve
Unprecedented Being the first instance of something; never having occurred before
Panacea Something supposed to cure all diseases, evils, or difficulties; cure-all
Atrophy To wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disuse, disease, or injury (said of a body part); to wither away
Deprivation Lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities
Imperative Necessary; urgent
Objective Not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed
Utilitarian Made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations
Deplore To feel or express disapproval of
Exhilaration Cheerfulness; high spirits
Extricate To free from a tangled situation or a difficulty
Tenuous Having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported
Decorum Correctness in behavior and manners; standards or conventions of socially acceptable behavior
Rejuvenate To make (someone) feel or seem young again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again
Espouse To support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause)
Synchronize To cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause (clocks and watches) to agree in time
Facilitate To make easier to do or to get
Orthodox Following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted
Exorbitant Excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate
Demeanor conduct; outward behavior; manner
Indolent lazy; avoiding or disliking work
Unassuming modest; not boastful or arrogant
Dissipate to thin out or scatter and gradually vanish; drive away
Nonchalant calm, carefree, and casually unconcerned
Assimilate to become more similar to a larger whole; especially, to blend into or adjust to a main culture
Unilateral involving or done by only one side
Inherent existing as a natural or essential quality of a person or thing; built-in
Belligerent quick or eager to argue or fight; hostile; aggressive
Denunciation a strong expression of disapproval; an act of condemning especially publicly
Vindicate to clear from blame or suspicion; justify or prove right
Placebo a substance which contains no medicine, but which the receiver believe is a medicine
Emanate to flow or come out from a source; come forth
Analogy a comparison between two things in order to clarify or dramatize a point
Annihilate to destroy completely; reduce to nothingness
Criterion a standard by which something is or can be judged
Subversive acting or intending to undermine or overthrow something established
Staunch firm; loyal; strong in support
Holistic emphasizing the whole and the interdependence of its parts, rather than the parts separately
Proficient skilled; highly competent
Created by: emma87
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