HE2 - Final Exam Vocabulary - Grant

assuage

(v.) to male easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

elicit

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

innuendo

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

prerogative

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

umbrage

(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

exhort

(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

infringe

(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

intrinsic

(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

permeate

(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

stringent

(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

surmise

(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

ascribe

(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

commiserate

(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

expedite

(v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert

tenuous

(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

vitriolic

(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

archetype

(n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

aggrandize

(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

aura

(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

instructable

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

propensity

(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward

remonstrate

(v.) to argue with someone against something, protest against

autonomy

(n.) self-government, political control

blazon

(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

caveat

(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

equitable

(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

scourge

(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time

ennui

(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

heinous

(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful

insurgent

(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

surreptitious

(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

transgress

(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

concoct

(v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, intent, fabricate

debase

(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

infraction

(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation

mitigate

(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

stalwart

(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

vulnerable

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

consternation

(n.) dismay, confusion

disavow

(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with

ignoble

(adj.) mean, low, base

odium

(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

relegate

(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

suspectible

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

equivocate

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

irresolute

(adj.) unable to make up one’s mind, hesistating

novice

(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

recapitulate

(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up

supposition

(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

accrue

(v.) to grow or accumulate over time: to happen as a natural result

bedlam

(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

gist

(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence

invective

(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative

sedentary

(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

corroborate

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

denizen

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

disseminate

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

heresy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

inculcate

(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

clangor

(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise

extenuate

(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

implicit

(adj.) implied or understood through unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

paragon

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

abet

(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

disconsolate

(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

inauspicious

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

prolific

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

rejoinder

(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit

amenable

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

berate

(v.) to scold sharply

inception

(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.

sadistic

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

supplicate

(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly

adamant

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance

demeanor

(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien

enigmatic

(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

onus

(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

thwart

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate