Tagorda Vocab Quiz list 8 and some of 7

novice

(noun) 1. One who has no previous training or experience in a specific field or activity; beginner.

novel

(adjective) 1. New and not resembling something formerly known or used.

innovation

(noun) 1. A new idea, device, or method.

supernova

(noun) 1. The explosion of a star that causes it to become extremely bright.

impose

(verb) 1. To establish or apply as a charge or penalty or in a forceful or harmful way.

juxtapose

(verb) To place side by side.

transpose

(verb) 1. To change the position or order of (two things).

superimpose

(verb) To put or place one thing over something else.

tenure

(noun) 1. The amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title.

tenacious

(adjective) Stubborn or determined in clinging to something.

tenable

(adjective) Capable of being held or defended; reasonable.

tenet

(noun) A widely held principle or belief, especially one held in common by members of a group or profession.

monogamous

(adjective) Being married to one person or having one mate at a time.

monoculture

(noun) 1. The cultivation of a single crop to the exclusion of other uses of land.

monolithic

(adjective) 1. Appearing to be a huge, featureless, often rigid whole.

monotheism

(noun) The worship of a single god.

unicameral

(adjective) Having only one lawmaking chamber.

unilateral

(adjective) 1. Done by one person or party; one-sided.

unison

(noun) 1. Perfect agreement.

unitarian

(adjective) Relating or belonging to a religious group that believes that God exists only in one person and stresses individual freedom of belief.

encrypt

To change information from plain text into cipher or code to protect it.

cryptic

Secret, mysterious, or having a hidden or ambiguous meaning.

abscond

To depart secretly and hide oneself, typically to avoid legal prosecution.

abstemious

Marked by restraint, especially in eating food or drinking alcohol

pedagogy

The art, science, or profession of teaching.

pedant

One who makes a show of knowledge or is a formalist in teaching

encyclopedic

Covering a wide range of subjects; comprehensive in scope.

entropy

Unavailable thermodynamic energy, or a gradual decline into disorder.

neonatal

Relating to the first 28 days of a newborn child's life.

neoclassic

Relating to a revival or adaptation of classical style in art, literature, or music