week 6 words to know

abduct

carry away by force

aberrant

deviating from normal

abstain

refrain from doing something

abstract

theoretical; not concrete

accede

agree to a demand

adapt

adjust to conditions

adduce

cite as evidence

adhere

stick to

adhesive

sticky substance

affluent

wealthy

aggression

hostile behavior

allocate

distribute resources

ambulatory

able to walk

announce

make known publicly

antecedent

something that came before

anteposition

placement before

appetite

desire for food

assimilation

absorption into a group

assume

take on or suppose

attraction

force of pulling together

cede

to formally surrender

circumference

distance around a circle

coauthor

write jointly

collaborator

person who works jointly

commensal

organism benefiting without harming another

commotion

noisy disturbance

compose

create or form

concede

admit reluctantly

confer

grant or discuss

conference

formal meeting

congress

legislative assembly

contraposition

reversal of order

dedicate

devote to a purpose

deference

respectful submission

defrost

remove ice from

depose

remove from office

differ

be unlike

difference

state of being unlike

digress

stray from topic

effusive

expressive and emotional

egress

exit

eject

throw out

emit

send out

empathy

understanding another's feelings

eviscerate

remove internal organs; destroy

exceed

go beyond

ex-convict

former prisoner

exit

way out

expel

force out

expose

reveal

extracurricular

outside regular curriculum

extramural

outside walls or institution

extrasensory

beyond normal senses

flammable

easily set on fire

gratitude

appreciation

hypothesis

proposed explanation

illegal

against the law

illiterate

unable to read or write

illuminate

light up

imbibe

drink

impel

drive forward

impose

force upon

impulse

sudden urge

induce

persuade or cause

induct

formally admit

infer

conclude from evidence

inflame

provoke or ignite

inflammable

easily ignited

infrahuman

below human level

infrasonic

below audible sound range

infrastructure

basic underlying systems

ingratitude

lack of thankfulness

ingress

entrance

inhuman

cruel; lacking compassion

inject

force fluid into

intercede

mediate between parties

intercollegiate

between colleges

interpose

place between

interrupt

break continuity

intramural

within an institution

intravenous

within a vein

introspective

examining one's thoughts

introvert

inward-focused person

irreplaceable

impossible to replace

literate

able to read and write

nonalcoholic

without alcohol

nonexistent

not existing

nonfunny

not funny

nonhuman

not human

nonlegal

outside the law profession

offer

present for acceptance

opponent

rival or adversary

opposition

resistance or contrast

perambulate

to walk through or stroll

percolate

filter through slowly

perforation

hole made by piercing

position

place or arrangement

post-game

occurring after a game

postposition

placement after

precede

come before