College English: Vocab #3

Prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way

Peril

serious and immediate danger

Cerebral

appealing to intellectual appreciation

Censure

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

Malediction

a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse.

Fallacious

based on mistaken belief

Inconsequential

not important or significant

Extort

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.

Crude

constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way.

Extrinsic

not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.

The criminals … large sums of money.

extorted

There are consumers who harbor … belief that credit-card spending will never catch up with them.

fallacious

We attended a tribute to the men and women who, as firefighters … their lives daily.

peril

You have to consider any … factors in the success of the business.

extrinsic

Government officials … about the real cost of the project.

prevaricated

He’s a very … comedian.

cerebral

I taunted him, ridiculed him, and loaded him with …

malediction

They built a … shelter out of branches.

crude

The country faces international… for its alleged involvement in the assassination.

censure

That’s an…. problem compared to the other issues we face.

inconsequential