Triple BBK Vocab 81-121

latent

existing but needs something to develop or become apparent

legitimate

allowed by law

lucrative

make a lot of money; profitable

moderation

quality of doing something within reasonable limit

mystifying

impossible to explain

novel

new and original

nuanced

subtle and complex

obscure

unclear

observant

quick at noticing

offhand

without second thought

operative

working

originate

to come from a particular place, time, situation

ornamental

pretty but useless

overcome

defeat or succeed in controlling

overshadow

make something less important by comparison

paucity

too little of something

perceive

to have an opinion of something

peripheral

happening at the edge, not central

periphery

outer edge or boundary of an area

persistent

lasting a long time, difficult to get rid of

pragmatic

solving problems with conditions that really exist now instead of fixed theories or rules

predator

an animal that hunts and kills animals for food

predatory

seeking to exploit or oppress others for personal gain

premeditate

to think or plan something carefully in advance especially a crime.

prescribe

saying what medical treatment someone should have

prestige

respect and admiration given to someone due to quality or success

presume

to believe someting to be true

prevail

to triumph

proclaim

to announce someting publicly

profusion

extremely large amount

proponent

public speaker in support of an idea or plan

provoke

to cause a reaction usually negatively

quarrel

to have an angry disagreement

recant

to announce in public about something in the past that were wrong and no longer agree with.

reciprocate

to share the same feelings as someonee else

refute

to say or prove that something is wrong or false

Renounce

To say publicly that you don’t support or connect with something

Renunciation

a formal announcement that someone no longer believes or connects with something

replenish

to refill

replicate

to make or do exactly the same

replicable

can be done in the exact same way