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English 1010 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abrogate | v, to repeal or annul |
| abstemious | adj, to not be self-indulgent especially with food or drink |
| acumen | n, an ability to make keen judgement |
| antebellum | adj, existing before a particular war usually the Civil War |
| auspicious | adj, conductive to success |
| belie | v, fail to give true notion |
| bellicose | adj, demonstrating aggression |
| bowdlerize | v, remove improper material |
| chicanery | n, trickery to achieve political purpose |
| chromosome | n, a structure of nucleic acid and proteins |
| churlish | rude in a mean spirited way |
| circumlocution | n, use of many words when fewer would suffice |
| circumnavigate | v, to go all around |
| deciduously | adj, falling off or shed in a certain stage of life |
| abjure | v, to solemnly renounce |
| deleterious | adj, having a harmful effect |
| diffident | adj, lacking self-confidence, shy + timid |
| enervate | v, to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of |
| enfranchise | v, to free from slavery or bondage |
| epiphany | n, a sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something |
| equinox | n, the time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are proximinaly equal length |
| euro | adj, European, especially concerned with the European Union |
| evanescent | adj, memory or existent quickly fading or disappearing |
| expurgate | v, remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from |
| facetious | adj, treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor |
| fatuous | adj, silly and pointless |
| feckless | adj, lacking initiative or strength of character |
| fiduciary | adj, involving trust especially regarding trustee and beneficiary |
| filibuster | n, action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress |
| gauche | adj, lacking ease or grace |
| gerrymander | v, manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class |
| hegemony | n, leadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group over other |
| hemoglobin | n, a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates |
| homogeneous | adj, of the same kind |
| hubris | n, excessive pride or self-confidence |
| impeach | v, call into question the integrity or validity of |
| incognito | adj/adv, having one's true identity concealed |
| incontrovertible | adj, not able to be denied or disputed |
| inculcate | v, instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction |
| infrastructure | n, the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise |
| interpolate | v, insert (something) between fixed points |
| irony | n, the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
| jejune | adj, naive, simplistic, and superficial |
| kinetic | adj, of, relating to, or resulting from motion |
| kowtow | v, kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom |
| laissez faire | n, a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering |
| lexicon | n, the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge |
| loquacious | adj, talkative |
| lugubrious | adj, looking or sounding sad and dismal |
| metamorphosis | n, a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means |
| mitosis | n, a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number |
| moiety | n, formal or technical |
| nihilism | n, the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless |
| nomenclature | n, the devising or choosing of names for things, esp. in a science or other discipline |
| nonsectarian | adj, not involving or relating to a specific religious sect or political group |
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lucia.garcia
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