ELITE Vocab 1-25

bide

bide

v. to remain in a condition or state; to wait

consent

v. to approve; to agree; to yield

volition

n. conscious choice or decision

nascent

adj. coming into being; being born

amplify

v. to make larger

lurid

adj. causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze

own

v. to admit, esp. taking personal responsibility for one’s own actions or thoughts

collude

v. to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose

tally

v. to count; to add

disarray

n. confusion, disorder

tepid

adj. moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm

conjecture

n. an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

pious

adj. exhibiting reverence and religious observation

abet

v. to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

interloper

n. one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler

subsequent

adj. happening afterward; following in order

surmise

v. to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence
n. such an inference

jot

v. to write briefly and hastily
n. a very small amount

discern

v. to perceive and understand so as to make distinctions

blight

n. a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prosperity

voluble

adj. talkative

divine

adj. related to a god; supremely good or beautiful

premonition

n. a sense of a future event; a warning in advance

proverbial

adj. well-known because widely repeated

grave

adj. serious; dignified; formal