Vocabulary Lessons 3 & 4: Awareness and Starts, Stops, and Delays

Vocabulary terms and definitions from Lesson #3 (Awareness) and Lesson #4 (Starts, Stops and Delays) from Vocabulary for Achievement - Third Course (2005).

behold

To gaze at or look upon

discernment

Excellent judgment and insight; skill in perceiving

envision

To picture in the mind; to imagine

foresee

To see or know ahead of time

gape

To stare in amazement, often with the mouth wide open

impressionistic

Describing a highly personal, individual response to experience. Reflecting a style of painting of the late 19th century that focuses on a personal or momentary view of something.

myopia

Lack of planning for the future; shortsightedness. Nearsightedness; a condition in which distant objects appear blurred.

perceptive

Marked by understanding or awareness; sharp; sensitive

premonition

A feeling that something will happen in the future; an advance warning

subliminal

Below the threshold of conscious thought; not detectable, but able to bring about a response

cessation

A bringing or coming to an end; a halt

commence

To begin

deter

To prevent or discourage from acting, by means of fear or doubt

hamper

(verb) To prevent from moving freely or making progress; to limit. (noun) A large basket, usually with a cover.

obstruction

Something that blocks or gets in the way; an obstacle

preclude

To make impossible or unlikely; to prevent

procrastinate

To delay; to put off doing something

scuttle

To run or move with short, hurried movements; to scurry

subside

To sink to a lower or more normal level. To become less active or intense.

thwart

To prevent from taking place; frustrate; block