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Vocab Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antagonize | cause someone to be hostile, (of a substance) act as an antagonist of a substance or its action |
| brazen | Bold and without shame, made with brass |
| compel | Force or oblige someone to do something, bring apart something by the use of force and pressure, drive forcibly |
| conjure | to call upon a spirit or ghost, to implore by means of magic ritual, implore someone to do something. |
| contender | a person competing with others to achieve something |
| crux | basic, central, or critical point fracture; crux of matter, puzzling or apparently insoluble problem most difficult portion ascent in rock climbing or mountaineering |
| disregard | pay no attention to; ignore, action or state of disregarding or ignoring something |
| fruition | a plan, idea, or effect to be successfully completed, realeasized, or to produce intended results, becoming reality after waiting. state or action of producing fruit |
| malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil things |
| ubiquitous | present, appearing, or found everywhere |
| stagnant | having no current or flow and often having unpleasant smell as consequence, no activity; dull and sluggish |
| transcribe | to represent (speech sounds) by means of phonetic symbols, to transfer data from one recording to another, make written vary of, written down, record |
| venue | the place where something happens, event such as wedding, conference, sports, county or district within which a criminal or civil case must be heard |
| consolidate | to join together, to make firm or secure |
| dismay | to break down the courage of completely, to surprise in such a manner as to distinguish, to alarm; perturb. |
| emcompass | to form a circle about; encircle, surround, to enclose; envelop, to include comprehensively. |
| entail | to involve something as a necessary part or result, to require or make something necessary |
| fluorescence | a vivid, bright or radiant, shining when exposed to light |
| foray | a sudden attack or incursion in to a territory, brief attempt at or involvement in an activity outside a person/argon; usual activities |
| grapple | engage in a close fight or close fight without weapons; wrestle |
| implication | the conclusion that can be drawn from something although not explicitly stated, action or state of being involved in something |
| inaugural | marking the beginning of a new verture, series, etc |
| intermediary | acting between two stages, people or things, serving as a mediator or middle position. person/organization that acts as a middle agent between two parties, helping them communicate, negotiate, or contact transactions |
| intuition | ability to understsnd something immediately without the need for conscious reaching, quick and ready insight |
| microcosm | community, place, or topic known as miniature mimicking the characteristic qualitied or features of something much larger. |
| perception | ability to see, hear or becoming aware of something through senses way of regarding understanding, or interpreting something; mental impression |
| perspective | art of drawing objects n 2D surface, particular attitude, toward or way of regarding, seeing, understanding something; POV |
| pivot | turn on, or as if on pivot, competous change the way in which one does somethi |
| plod | |
| prone | |
| rejuvenate | |
| salience | |
| stigma | |
| strive | |
| waft |