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Semester 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ubiquitous | Being present everywhere at once |
| Insidious | Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
| Diffidence | Lack of self-assurance |
| Incognito | Without revealing one’s identity |
| Auspicious | Indicating favorable circumstances and good luck |
| Vehement | Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions |
| Subjugate | Make subservient; force to submit or subdue |
| Vacuous | Devoid of matter |
| Arcane | Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge |
| Banal | Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
| Capricious | Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity |
| Caveat | A warning against certain acts |
| Eclectic | Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas |
| Condone | Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for |
| Innocuous | Not injurious to physical or mental health |
| Indignant | Angered at something unjust or wrong |
| Visceral | Relating to or affecting the internal organs |
| Exacerbate | Make worse |
| Contentious | Showing an inclination to disagree |
| Latent | Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized |
| Flippant | Showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness |
| Placate | Cause to be more favorable inclined |
| Corroborate | Give evidence for |
| Quintessential | Representing the perfect example of a class or quality |
| Pretentious | Creating an appearance of importance or distinction |
| Cathartic | Emotionally purging |
| Innuendo | An indirect and usually malicious implication |
| Innate | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary |
| Penchant | A strong liking or preference |
| Audacity | Aggressive or outright boldness |
| Vigilant | Carefully observant or attentive |
| Faux pas | A socially awkward or tactless act |
| Egregious | Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
| Stoic | Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive |
| Contrived | Showing effects of planning or manipulation |
| Subtlety | The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze |
| Furtive | Secret and sly |
| Implicate | Bring into intimate and incriminating connection |
| Obsolete | No longer in use |
| Inhibition | The action or forbidding |