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Covell Vocab
Finals - Semester 1
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| L1. Argot | the informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group |
| L1. Connotation | ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning |
| L1. Denotation | the most direct or specific meaning of a word |
| L1. Idiom | an expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words; a nonliteral expression |
| L1. Jargon | a specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade nonsensical or meaningless communication |
| L1. Pidgin | a simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages |
| L1. Semantics | the study of meaning and word interpretation the exact meaning of a word |
| L1. Vernacular | everyday language, rather than literary language the native language or dialect of a country, place, or group commonly spoke by a region or group |
| L2. Atlas | a book or bound collection of maps |
| L2. Epicure | a person with refined taste, especially in food and drink |
| L2. Galvanize | to stimulate or urge into action |
| L2. Jovial | jolly; filled with good cheer |
| L2. Nemesis | a source of harm or ruin; an opponent that cannot be defeated one who inflicts retribution or vengeance |
| L2. Pyrrhic victory | a victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price |
| L2. Quixotic | dedicated to unreachable goals; idealistic but not practical |
| L2. Saturnine | gloomy and sullen |
| L2. Sisyphean | requiring endless effort; without result or success |
| L2. Solecism | a nonstandard or improper use of language a mistake in manners or behavior |
| L3. Behold | to gaze or look upon |
| L3. Discernment | excellent judgement and insight; skilled in perceiving |
| L3. Envision | to picture in the mind; to imagine |
| L3. Foresee | to see or know ahead of time |
| L3. Gape | to stare in amazement, often with the mouth wide open |
| L3. Impressionistic | describing a highly personal, individual response to experience reflecting a style of painting of the late nineteenth century that focuses on a personal or momentary view of something |
| L3. Myopia | lack of planning for the future; shortsightedness nearsightedness; a condition in which distant objects appear blurred |
| L3. Perceptive | marked by understanding or awareness; sharp; sensitive |
| L3. Premonition | a feeling that something will happen in the future; an advance warning |
| L3. Subliminal | below the threshold of conscious thought; not detectable, but able to bring about a response |
| L4. Cessation | a bringing or coming to an end; a halt |
| L4. Commence | to begin |
| L4. Deter | to prevent or discourage from acting, by means of fear or doubt |
| L4. Hamper | to prevent from moving freely or making progress; to limit a large basket, usually with a cover |
| L4. Obstruction | something that blocks or gets in the way; an obstacle |
| L4. Preclude | to make impossible or unlikely; to prevent |
| L4. Procrastinate | to delay; to putt off doing something |
| L4. Scuttle | to run or move with short, hurried movements; to scurry |
| L4. Subside | to sink to a lower or more normal level to become less active or intense |
| L4. Thwart | to prevent from taking place; frustrate; block |
| L5. Apologist | a person who speaks in defense of a person, an idea, or a position |
| L5. Dissuade | to discourage from doing something through persuasion |
| L5. Dupe | to take advantage of people by tricking or fooling them someone tricked and taken advantage of |
| L5. Fallacy | a false belief faulty and illogical reasoning |
| L5. Imply | to hint; to suggest indirectly |
| L5. Indisputable | beyond doubt or question; certain |
| L5. Infer | to draw a conclusion from evidence |
| L5. Red herring | something that draws attention away from the main issue |
| L5. Refute | to prove to be false or invalid; to deny the accuracy or truth of |
| L5. Substantiate | to support with evidence |
| L6. Accolade | great praise an award |
| L6. Adulation | adoration; excessive praise or flattery |
| L6. Anathema | something or someone that is greatly hated and avoided |
| L6. Commend | to give approval or praise |
| L6. Critique | a detailed review; an evaluation to review, discuss, or evaluate |
| L6. Eulogy | a tribute; spoken or written praise, often given in honor of a person who has died |
| L6. Homage | publicly expressed honor or respect |
| L6. Laudable | worthy of praise and honor |
| L6. Quibble | to criticize, argue, or raise objections over something unimportant an unimportant complaint |
| L6. Reproach | to criticize or express disapproval |
| L7. Bland | calming or soothing; not spicy or irritating; lacking flavor dull; plain to the point of being boring |
| L7. Culinary | related to cooking or kitchens |
| L7. Cutlery | utensils used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons cutting instruments and tools |
| L7. Devour | to consume or eat up greedily or enthusiastically |
| L7. Morsel | a very small piece, a small treat |
| L7. Pungent | having a sharp, strong taste or smell strong, sharp, and penetrating |
| L7. Quaff | to drink heartily and deeply |
| L7. Ravenous | extremely hungry |
| L7. Savory | pleasing to the taste or smell; appetizing flavorful; spicy or salty, but not sweet morally good or satisfactory; respectable |
| L7. Simmer | to cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point to be filled with pent-up emotion |
| L8. Blight | to have a negative effect on; to ruin something that ruins or greatly harms; a terrible condition, environment, or process |
| L8. Cataclysm | an intense and violent disaster or change |
| L8. Decomposition | the process of rotting, breaking down, or disintegration |
| L8. Eradication | the act of tearing out by the roots, or of eliminating as if tearing by the roots |
| L8. Havoc | widespread destruction and devastation |
| L8. Mar | to inflict damage or spoil the quality of |
| L8. Obliterate | to wipe out completely; to do away with, leaving no trace |
| L8. Pugnacious | combative; eager for a fight |
| L8. Pulverize | to pound, crush, or grind into powder or dust |
| L8. Stagnant | stale and foul because of lack of movement lacking progress or vitality |
| L9. Broach | to bring up a subject for discussion |
| L9. Convene | to assemble formally; to come together officially |
| L9. Debut | to make a first public appearance a first public appearance a formal presentation of a young woman into society |
| L9. Embark | to board a plane or ship to start a major effort; to set out a venture |
| L9. Generate | to create; to bring into being |
| L9. Incipient | beginning to exist or appear |
| L9. Initiative | a beginning or an introductory step; an opening move the ability or wish to start something; enterprise; determination |
| L9. Innovation | something newly introduced or created |
| L9. Novice | a beginner |
| L9. Overture | a piece of music intended to introduce a longer work an act or offer showing readiness to form a relationship or to negotiate |
| L10. Devious | meant to trick; not straightforward; shifty departing from the correct or accepted way departing from the straight or direct course; roundabout |
| L10. Duplicity | deliberate deception in behavior or speech |
| L10. Fictitious | false or fake; adopted or assumed in order to deceive imaginary; unreal; relating to fiction |
| L10. guile | sly intelligence; craftiness with the intention to deceive |
| L10. Gullible | easily deceived or fooled |
| L10. Hypocritical | giving a false appearance; saying one thing, but doing another |
| L10. Masquerade | to disguise oneself; to put on a false or deceptive appearance a disguise or false appearance; a scheme or charade |
| L10. Overt | open and observable; not hidden or secret |
| L10. Reputable | having a good reputation; well thought of; honorable or trustworthy |
| L10. Veracity | truthfulness or accuracy; conformity to fact or truth |
| L11. Acme | the highest point of achievement |
| L11. Adept | very skillful |
| L11. Aptitude | natural ability; talent quickness in understanding; intelligence |
| L11. Astute | having shrewd judgment; observant, clever, and cunning |
| L11. Finesse | to achieve a goal or handle a situation with skill refinement, delicacy, and skill subtle, skillful handling of a potentially difficult situation |
| L11. Painstaking | marked by or requiring great care; demand extended or extreme effort, or diligence |
| L11. Precocious | showing unusually early development or maturity |
| L11. Prodigy | a person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers |
| L11. Resourceful | effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical |
| L11. Virtuoso | a very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist |
| L12. Idiosyncrasy | an unusual habit of one particular person |
| L12. Innocuous | harmless; not likely to offend anyone |
| L12. Obtrusive | unpleasantly noticeable; bold thrusting out |
| L12. Orthodox | doing and believing what is commonly accepted or customary following established faiths and beliefs |
| L12. Prevalent | widely or commonly existing or practiced |
| L12. Prosaic | dull; ordinary; lacking in imagination and spirit |
| L12. Quaint | charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way |
| L12. Rarity | something that is very infrequent or scarce |
| L12. Singular | being the only one of a kind; unique being beyond what is ordinary or usual; remarkable |
| L12. Trite | overused and therefore lacking in interest |
| L13. Appraisal | evaluation or estimation of worth |
| L13. Base | low or inferior in position or quality |
| L13. Candid | frank; honest; expressing one's honest opinion not posed or rehearsed |
| L13. Criterion | a standard of judgment |
| L13. Dexterity | skill and grace in physical movement cleverness |
| L13. Legitimate | lawful; proper and acceptable genuine |
| L13. Mediocre | moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary |
| L13. Meritorious | worthy; deserving of praise |
| L13. Truism | a statement of self-evident truth; a saying that, while true, has been overused |
| L13. Validate | to establish or confirm the truth or legality of something |
| L14. Circumlocution | the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language |
| L14. Cogent | logical and convincing; appealing to reason |
| L14. Discourse | formal speech or writing to speak or write formally, and at length |
| L14. Falter | to hesitate or stammer in speech to move or function in an unsteady way |
| L14. Literate | able to read and write; knowledgeable; educated knowledgeable; well expressed |
| L14. Prattle | to talk foolishly; to chatter foolish, annoying talk |
| L14. Raconteur | a person who tells stories and relates incidents, with skill and wit |
| L14. Sophistry | clever arguments that are misleading or incorrect |
| L14. Utterance | something that is said |
| L14. Verbose | using or containing too many words; excessively wordy |
| L1. Archaic | no longer used or applicable; ancient |
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