Sadlier Book G Unit 5 Vocab

acuity (n.)

sharpness of the mind, acuteness, keenness, intellect

delineate (v.)

to portray, to sketch, to describe in vivid detail, to represent pictorially, to picture, to render

depraved (adj.)

marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles, perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt, immoral

enervated (v.)

to weaken the mental vigor, to enfeeble, to hamstring, to impair, to paralyze

esoteric (adj.)

intended to be understood by a select few, private, secret, cryptic, arcane, recondite, clichish

fecund (adj.)

fruitful in offspring or vegetation, intellectually productive, fertile, teeming, prolific

fiat (n.)

an arbitrary order, a command of will, dictum, ukase, decree by somone in power

figment (n.)

a fabrication of the mind, an arbitrary notion, invention, fantasy

garner (v.)

to acquire, to gather and store for future use, to collect, to accumulate, to accrue

hallow (v.)

to set apart as holy, to sanctify, to consecrate, to honor, to Revere, to venerate, to bless

idiosyncrasy (n.)

a peculiarity that distinguishes something, quirk, mannerism, tic

ignominy (n.)

shame, disgrace, humiliation, odium, disrepute

mundane (adj.)

prosaic, humdrum, routine, eartly, worldy, practical, boring

nuance (n.)

a subtle variation in color, delicate shift, shade, nicet, refinement

overweening (adj.)

conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate, arrogant, unbridled, inflated

penchant (n.)

a strong attraction, inclination, habit, proclivity, predilection

reputed (adj.)

according to reputation, generated belief, widespread acceptance of a face, putative, reputable

sophistry (n.)

reasoning that seems plausible but is not, a fallacy, suspicious reasoning, faulty logic

sumptuous (adj.)

costly, rich, magnificent, lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid

ubiquitous (adj.)

present, exsisting everywhere, pervasive, universal, omnipresent