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Vocab Semester 2

TermDefinition
Ambivalent Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
Digress Wander from a direct or straight course
Elicit Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
Prerogative A right reserved exclusively by a person or a group
Extenuating Partially excusing or justifying
Facetious Cleverly amusing in tone
Paradox A statement that contradicts itself
Conflate Mix together different elements
Transient Lasting a very short time
Nuance A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Poignant Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
Terse Brief and to the point
Cursory Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Pedantic Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
Vicarious Experienced at secondhand
Arbitrary Based on or subjected to individual discretion or preference
Inept Generally incompetent and ineffectual
Acquiesce Agree or express agreement
Carte Blanche Complete freedom or authority to act
Petulant Easily irritated or annoyed
Provocative Serving or tending to excite or stimulate
Dubious Fraught with uncertainty or doubt
Tantamount Being essentially equal to something
Construe Make sense of; assign a meaning to
Concede Give over
Savvy Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Overt Open and observable; not secret or hidden
Qualitative Involving distinguishable attributes
Quantitative Expressible as an amount that can be measured
Anachronism Locating something at a time when it couldn’t have existed
Precarious Not secured; beset with difficulties
Reverie Absentminded dreaming while awake
Precedent An example that is used to justify similar occurrences
Manifest Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgement
Complacent Centered to a fault with oneself or one’s actions
Feign Make believe with the intent to deceive
Facade A showy misrepresentation to conceal something unpleasant
Profound Situated at or extending to great depth
Lucid Transparently clear; easily understandable
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