Quarter 4 Vocab Mrs.England

Admonish

to warn or scold, in a caring way

Adversary

opponent; enemy

Aesthetic

appealing to the senses; beautiful

Animosity

a feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity

Apprehension

nervousness; fear

Authoritarian

having complete control over many people

Autonomous

having the freedom of self-government; free

Blasphemy

disrespect toward God or something sacred

Blithe

merry; carefree

Comprehensive

covering completely; having broad scope

Conciliatory

agreeable; friendly; appeasing

Debilitate

to weaken

Delineate

to explain or describe in detail

Depravity

corruption; perversion; evil

Detached

separate; indifferent; aloof

Deterrent

something that prevents or discourages an act

Devious

tricky; crooked

Didactic

intended to teach; informative; instructional

Diligence

hard work; perseverance

Diminution

the act of decreasing

Discriminating

selecting carefully; judicious

Disinclination

tending to avoid; aversion

Dispassionate

not emotionally involved; objective

Disputatious

tending to argue; or, controversial

Disseminate

to spread or give out; to disburse

Dissonance

clashing sounds; lack of agreement

Document

to provide evidence; to back up with facts

Dubious

doubtful; questionable

Duplicity

sneakiness; contradiction; deceit

Elaborate

expand an explanation to include more details

Elusive

hard to catch or understand; evasive

Emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away

Embryonic

at an early stage of development

Engender

cause to exist; produce

Epic

large in scope or size

Equanimity

calmness; composure

Equivocal

misleading; uncertain

Erroneous

in error; false; mistaken

Execute

do what is requested; carry out

Exemplary

deserving imitation; serving as an example

Exemplify

show by example

Exhaustive

complete; thorough

Exonerate

to free from blame; to exculpate

Expedient

useful for reaching a desired end

Explicit

absolutely clear; free from ambiguity

Facilitate

make easier

Fanaticism

excessive, irrational enthusiasm

Fluctuate

to go up and down or back and forth

Frivolity

silliness; lack of seriousness

Gesticulate

to gesture dramatically when speaking

Glib

smooth-talking; slick

Grandiose

large; grand; filled with splendor

Gratuitous

free of charge; or, uncalled for and unwarranted

Haughty

proud to the point of being arrogant

Hedonism

the belief that only pleasure is worth pursuing

Hypothetical

not necessarily real; based upon supposition

Implement

to put into effect; to carry out

Implication

necessary result of an action; connection

Implicit

understood without explanation; or, inherent

Impugn

to attack with word; to accuse of being false

Impunity

freedom from punishment or harm

Incidental

happened by chance or luck; accidental

Incisive

direct; clear-cut; right to the point

Inclusive

covering or including everything

Incontrovertible

cannot be questioned or doubted

Indefatigable

having endless energy; tireless

Indifferent

impartial; unbiased; apathetic

Indiscriminate

without careful consideration; haphazard

Indulgent

giving in; yielding; lenient

Inherent

having a certain quality by nature; intrinsic

Insidious

gradually harmful; seductive

Instigate

to cause to act; urge; incite

Insuperable

incapable of being dominated or defeated

Intangible

not capable of being touched or perceived

Integrity

solidness of construction or morality; honesty

Interlocutor

someone who participates in a conversation

Interminable

endless

Methodical

step-by-step; sequential; systematic

Modicum

a very small amount

Nascent

recently born or created

Nebulous

unclear; vague

Notoriety

fame, usually obtained by doing something bad

Objective

without prejudice or bias; impartial; fair

Oblivion

the state of being forgotten

Oblivious

unaware; forgetful

Obtrusive

sticking out; or, pushy

Omniscient

knowing everything

Opalescent

reflecting a rainbow of color; dazzling

Ostentatious

overdone to the point of showing off; gaudy

Parochial

having a narrow view; restricted; local

Pedantic

obsessed with the details of knowledge; book-smart

Perturbation

disturbance

Philanthropy

charitable work; generosity

Plethora

over-abundance; excess

Poignancy

something that touches the emotion deeply

Pragmatic

practical

Presumptuous

going too far; overstepping the limits

Prevarication

a lie; mendacity

Proliferation

fast growth

Prolific

productive; fertile