Vocab List 3

enterprise

noun
- a purposeful / industrious undertaking
- business / company
endeavor
laziness

surpass

verb
- exceed / be greater than
pass, excel
lack, fail

phenomenon

noun
- any state or process known through the senses
- a remarkable person, thing, or event
occurrence
inactivity

satiate

verb
- fill to satisfaction
full
hungry

ascertain

verb
- learn or discover with confidence
find out
oblivious

ardor

noun
- a feeling of strong eagerness
enthusiasm
bored

industrious

adj
- characterized by hard work and perseverance
diligent
indolent

discernment

noun
- the trait of judging wisely and objectively
judgment
ignorance

deduce

verb
- conclude by reasoning
conclude
question

divine

verb
- perceive through some inexplicable perceptive powers

noun
- of, from, or like God
religious
sacrilegious

fervent

adj
- passionate intensity
careless

citadel

noun
- a stronghold for shelter during battle
fortress
open field

invulnerable

adj
- immune to attack / impregnable
indestructible
destructible

multifarious

adj
- having many aspects
diverse
bland

acquistion

noun
- the act of contracting or assuming possession of something
- an asset or object bought or obtained
purchase
return

pioneer

noun
- person who is the first to explore or settle an area

verb
- open up and explore a new are

explore
settler

comprehensive

adj
- broad in scope
complete
incomplete

discrimination

noun
- the cognitive process of recognizing differences
- unjust / prejudicial treatment of different categories
of people/things
prejudice, bias
open-minded

apprehension

noun
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands
-fearful expectation/anticipation
anxiety
calm

proficiency

noun
- the quality of having great facility and competence
skill, expertise
incompetence

analogy

noun
- a comparison of 2 different things that are similar in some way

colloquialism

noun
- informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing

denouement

noun
- the conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work
- the resolution of the conflict and plot

epiphany

noun
- a moment of sudden realization or insight

connotation

noun
- the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning