ALARP 2 Vocab - Sem 2

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Phosphorescent

glows in the dark with a soft light but little heat, usually after the absorption of some radiation

Photogenic

looking attractive in photos/film

Photosynthesis

the process that organisms use to create energy from sunlight, water, and CO2

Elucidate

to make something clear/explain; to shed light on or illuminate

Lucent

glowing/giving off light

lucubration

laborous/intensive study, meditation, over-elaborate piece of writing

immortality

live forever

mortality

being able to die

mortify

to cause someone to feel embarrassed/ashamed

internecine

destructive to both sides of a conflict

pernicious

having a gradual harmful effect

Innocuous

not harmful or offensive

Egregious

outstandingly bad, shocking

inundate

to flood; to overwhelm someone with things to deal with

mitigate

to make less severe, serious, or painful

narcissistic

having an obsession with yourself

nominal

existing in name only; a very small amount/price, far below the true value or cost

Opulence

great wealth/luxury

perfunctory

carried out with minimal effort or reflection

philanthropist

someone who promotes the welfare of others, especially through donating lots of money to good causes

rescind

to revoke, cancel, repeal

Unsavory

disagreeable to taste/smell/see; unpleasant because morally disreputable

Unwittingly

without being aware; unintentionally

vociferous

(of a person/speech) vehement, clamorous

PHOS/PHOT

light

MOR/MORT

to die, death

LUC

light, to shine/glitter

NEC/NIC/NOX

kill or slay

HER/HES

to stick, get stuck

FUG

to flee/escape

COSM

ornament or order

SCI

to know/understand

Adherent

sticking fast to an object/surface; someone who sticks to a particular set of ideas, people, or parties

Incoherent

unclear, incomprehensible, expressed in a confusing way

Inherent

existing as a permanent/essential trait

Fugue

loss of awareness with one’s identity, often paired with fleeing one’s environment

subterfuge

deceit used to achieve a goal

Centrifugal

moving/tending to move away from a center

Cosmetic

products applied to the body to improve its appearance

Cosmopolitan

people from many different countries; found all over the world

cosmos

the universe as a well-ordered whole; a system of thought

Omniscience

the state of knowing everything

Prescient

having knowledge of the future

unconscionable

not right or reasonable, unreasonably excessive

Astute

ability to accurately assess situations/people and turn this to one’s advantage

Banal

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

Jaded

tired, bored, lacking in enthusiasm (usually after having too much of something)

Mutable

likely to change; inconsistent, variable

paltry

small/meager (amount); petty, trivial

Retort

sharp/angry/witty reply to a remark or accusation

Retrograde

directed/moving backwards

Stoic

not affected by/showing emotion, passion, pain, or distress

ulterior

intentionally hidden, beyond what is admitted/obvious

unobtrusive

inconspicuous/doesn’t attract attention; modest

Unprecedented

never done/known before

Wane

to seem to become smaller in size??

Adjunct

connected/added to something

disjunction

a lack of correspondence/consistency

injunction

an authoritative warning/order

impart

to make info known, communicate; to bestow

impartial

fair, just, unbiased

partisan

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

emissary

a person sent on a special mission (usually a diplomatic rep)

Missive

a letter, especially a long/official one

remittance

the action of sending money in payment

Impel

drive, force, urge someone to do something; drive forward, propel

Expel

to force (someone/something) to leave

repulsion

a feeling of intense distaste/disgust

JUNCT

join

PART

part

MIT/MIS

to send

PEL/PULS

to move/drive

aero

air

aqua

water

bio

life, living organism

chron/o

time

cycl/o

wheel, cycle

dys

bad, difficult, abnormal

helio

sun

-itis

inflammation

lun/i

moon

mar/i

sea

-onym

name, word

port

to carry

psych/o

mind, soul

soph, sophy

wise, wisdom

sphere

ball

verb

word

PATH

suffering

PEN/PUN

penalty

MATR/METR

mother

MONI

to warn/scold

Apathetic

showing/feeling no concern, interest, enthusiasm

Empathy

the ability to understand/share another’s feelings

Sociopath

someone with extreme anti-social attitudes/behavior, and a lack of conscience

Impunity

exemption from punishment/freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

Penance

self-punishment as repentance for doing wrong

Punitive

inflicting/intended as punishment

Matriarch

female head of the family/organization

Matriculate

to be enrolled at a college/university