vocab 5

Adulation

Excessive praise or admiration.

Assiduous

Showing great care and persistent effort.

Circuitous

longest/inefficient way; indirect

Convergence

The process of coming together from different directions.

Deleterious

Causing harm or damage (living things)

Demagogue

A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices.

Disdain

The feeling that something is unworthy of consideration.

Emulate

To match or surpass someone success, typically by imitation.

Fortuitous

Happening by chance; being “lucky”

Hedonist

A person who believes that pleasure is the most important

Impute

To attribute or ascribe something to someone (negative and positive)

Intrepid

Fearless; adventurous; bold; brave

Ostentatious

Characterized by being flashy or showy; designed to impress.

Precocious

Having developed certain abilities or knowledge at an earlier age than usual.

Prosaic

being ordinary/dull

Rancorous

deep bitterness/ resentment.

Sagacity

The quality of being wise or having good judgment.

Scrutinize

To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Tenacious

not easily giving up or letting go; stubborn/persistent

Vindicate

To justify, prove, or reinforce an idea; mostly to absolve from guilt