Lohr Vocab Final

Apathy

Apathy

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

collaborate

to work together

cryptic

mysterious

enmity

hatred

ensconce

to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place

graphic

clear and effective picture

ignominy

disgraceful or dishonorable conduct

indignation

anger as a result of something unjust

malign

to tell harmful lies

maxim

a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying

preeminent

better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme

reproach

to scold to blame

uproarious

making great noise

desolate

unhappy; lonely

redemptive

causing freedom or salvation

civic

relating to citizenship or to a city

revile

to condemn or insult

expanse

large area

exhort

to urge strongly

opaque

clouded, difficult to see through

prism

a transparent, light-refracting object which figuratively refers to an individual's viewpoint

segregate

to cause people to be separated based on gender, race, or other factors

allocate

to assign or designate for

irrelevant

insignificant; unimportant

staidness

the quality of being steady, calm, and serious

negligence

carelessness or failure to take normal precautions

subversive

intended to undermine or overthrow

constitue

to form or comprise

imperceptible

barely noticeable

assail

attack, disturb

reiteration

restatement or repetition

concede

to surrender or acknowledge defeat

empathy

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

synchronization

coordinated, simultaneous action

cognition

the process or pattern of gaining knowledge

implication

consequence; something implied

loiter

to stand or wait around

emanate

to emit or radiate from

sheepish

embarrassed

validate

to establish value, truth, or legitimacy of

derive

to obtain or extract from

avocation

hobby

mortify

to humiliate

prevaricate

to lie

ingrate

an ungrateful person

mull

to think about, ponder

mundane

ordinary, everyday

predicament

tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

hovel

shack; small, wretched house

incongruous

not fitting

infantile

childish; immature

berserk

wild; crazed; deranged

antagonistic

unfriendly, acting in opposition