HE2 - P2 FINAL EXAM VOCABULARY - Grant

Accrue

(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

Bedlam

(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Concoct

(v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

Consternation

(n.) dismay, confusion

Debase

(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

Ennui

(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Equivocate

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

Gist

(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence

Infractions

(n.) a breaking of law or obligation

Insurgent

(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

Irresolute

(adj.) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating

Mitigate

(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

Novice

(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

Recapitulate

(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up

Relegated

(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

Sedentary

(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

Stalwart

(adj.) string and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

Supposition

(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

Surreptitious

(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

Susceptible

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance