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Ivy Line vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhorrence | extreme aversion or deestation; the feeling of utter dislike |
| aesthetic | the study of art or beauty |
| amalgamation | a mixture, merger, or consolidation |
| analogous | similar; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion |
| archetype | an original model of which all other similar persons, or concepts are dmerely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated; a prototype |
| articulate | clear, effective; especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner |
| augment | to increase, make larger or supplement |
| aversion | a strong dislike of something or someone |
| callousness | the quality of being callous; emotional hardheartenedness or indifference |
| castigate | to criticize or punish someone severely |
| cataclysmic | causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic |
| circumlocution | a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea |
| cogent | reasonable and convincing; based on evidence. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning |
| conceive | to develop an idea |
| debacle | an event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences |
| decisive | conclusive |
| divergent | growing further apart; diverging |
| emphatic | stated with conviction |
| enigmatically | behaving mysteriously or strangely |
| entirety | wholeness; fullness; the whole |
| enumerate | to name a list of things one by one |
| ephemeral | lasting for a short period of time |
| equitable | fair, just, or impartial |
| esteem | a feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone |
| exploit | to use for one's own advantage |
| garrulous | talkative, wordy |
| grandiloquence | lofty, pompous language |
| gregarious | friendly and preferring to be with other people |
| grudge | deep-seated animosity or ill-feeling about something or someone |
| hackneyed | unoriginal, trite |
| hapless | unlucky |
| harangue | forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone |
| hegemony | domination over others |
| heighten | to make high; to raise higher; to elevate |
| iconoclast | one who attacks common beliefs or institutions |
| idealize | to imagine or represent something or someone as being perfect or better than they really are |
| ignominious | making you feel ashamed or embarrassed |
| immerse | to involve deeply |
| immobilize | to prevent someone or something from moving |
| impassive | stoic, not susceptible to suffering |
| impel | to urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way |
| impetuous | making arbitrary decisions; in an impulsive and forceful manner |
| implement | to bring about; to put into practice |
| impose | to establish or apply by authority |
| impute | to charge; to ascribe; to attribute |
| indecipherable | describing something that can't be decoded, read, understood or comprehended |
| indefatigable | extremely persistent and untiring |
| indifference | unbiased impartiality |
| indiscriminate | an indiscriminate action is done without thinking about what harm it might cause |
| indomitable | having great determination or courage |
| inexorable | not explainable; unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting; impossible to stop or prevent; inevitable |
| insinuate | make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means |
| intemperate | not moderate; excessive |
| invigorate |
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