batch 3 vocab

imprimatur

formal approval for a document to be published

suppress

to put down by authority or force

gradient

a part sloping upward or downward

aggressive

marked by combative readiness

degrade

to lower in grade

digress

to turn aside from the main topic of attention

regressive

becoming less advanced/developed

transgression

a sin

concurrent

operating or occurring at the same time

concourse

an open space or hall where crowds gather

discourse

a formal and ordered extended expression of thoughts on a subjects

excursion

a going out or forth

incursion

a hostile entrance into a territory

precursor

one that precedes and indicates the approach of another

recurrent

returning or happening time after time

recursive

relating to a procedure that can repeat itself indefinitely

pro forma

as a matter of form

notorious

famous for bad reasons

annotate

to make critical or explanatory notes or commentary

connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes

cognizant

having social knowledge or awareness

cognition

the act or process of knowing

connoisseur

one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties

denotation

direct meaning

incognito

not recognized

ignoble

characterized by brazenness/ meanness

reconnaissance

preliminary survey to gather information

petulant

insolent or rude in speech or behavior

impetuous

marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

impetus

driving force

ascribe

to refer to a supposed cause

circumscribe

to define or mark off clearly

conscription

the draft

proscribe

to put on an assassination Lise

transcription

making a written copy of something spoken

tangenital

touching lightly

contiguous

touching along a border or at a point

contingency

something liable to happen as an adjunct to something else

intangible

cannot be touched