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Vocab test 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alternative | Choice or possibility |
| Gentrify | Change the character of a poor urban area through wealthier people moving in, improving housing and attractacitng new buisness |
| Parody | Funny or exaggerated imitation of something |
| Humdrum | Without change or variety;ordinary;dull |
| Colleague | fellow member of a profession |
| Instinct | Natural behavior or sense that doesn't have to be learned |
| Condescending | Talking down on someone; acting superior to another person |
| context | What leads up to and follows a statement to help show its meaning |
| smolder | Burn with little smoke and no flame;angry but conceal/hide it |
| apprehensive | Nervous or uneasy;worried |
| sage | Wise;smart;intelligent |
| descend | Go down or decrease |
| Utopia | perfect place or ideal situation |
| Irreverent | disrespectful |
| Behemoth | Something huge/enormous in size |
| Vindicate | Clear of accusation or blame |
| Stagnant | Standing still;no movement |
| Adequate | Satisfactory;acceptable in quality |
| status quo | The way things are right now |
| Eloquent | Smooth and persuasive in speech or writing |
| perspective | Point of view |
| elicit | Call forth or draw out |
| ascend | Go up |
| Nurture | Raise;nourish;educate and train |
| Ashen | Gray color of ashes;used to describe someone who has experienced something upsetting/traumatic |
| Mitigate | Make less severe, serious or painful |
| Durable | Able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration in quality/value |
| Euphemism | Good expressions substituted for a bad one |
| Scenario | Outline or summary of a chain of events |
| Intercept | Stop or interrupt |
| Reverberate | Echo again and again |
| Inevitable | Unavoidable;certain to happen |
| Indelible | Permanent;unable to be removed |
| Plethora | Great amount of something |
| Rational | Reasonable;logical |
| Deviation | Noticable departure from accepted norms |
| Affable | Friendly;of good nature;easy to talk to |
| ostracize | exlude someone from a group |
| inadequate | lacking quality/quantity needed |
| inhabited | Live in or occupy somewhere |
| nonchalant | apearing casually, calm, relaxed;having no anxiety, interest or enthusiasm |
| pervasive | Spreading widely through an area or group of people |
| interval | Pause or break in activity |
| verbose | Using more words than needed |
| detterent | Something that discourages someone from doing something |
| spar | thick/strong |
| skeptic | Someone inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions |
| quirky | Unexpected traits;odd |
| Barter | Trade goods/services without using money |
| Scapegoat | Someone blamed for something someone else did |
| Contemplate | Think deeply/carefully about something |
| Envious | Wanting what someone else has;jealousy |
| Devestate | Cause great destruction/emotional pain |
| Suffrage | Right to vote in political elections |
| Inclusove | Open to everyone;not excluding person/group |
| Demure | Quiet, modest or shy in behavior/appearence |
| Imply | Suggest without saying it directly |
| Deem | To judge something |
| Sincere | Honest and genuine;not pretending and fake |
| Partial | Not complete; not total |
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marineth28