WL 10: Vocab Unit 5

Delineate

(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

Esoteric

(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

Fiat

(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

Figment

(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

Hallow

(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

Idiosyncrasy

(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

Mundane

(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

Nuance

(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

Reputed

(adj.) according to repuation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation

Sumptuous

(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent

Acuity

(adj.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

Depraved

(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

Enervate

(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

Fecund

(adj.) fruitfull in offspring or vegetation, intellectually productive

Garner

(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

Ignominy

(n.) shame and disgrace

Overweening

(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate

Penchant

(n.) a strong attraction or inclination

Sophistry

(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy

Ubiquitous

(adj.) present or existing everywhere