Mrs.Ohanian Final Part 1 Semester 2 Vocab words (13-30 without chapter 18 and 24)

advocate

to promote

antipathy

a strong dislike

emancipate

to free

idiosyncrasy

a personal habit

imminent

likely to occur soon

impede

to slow down

inclusive

complete

jurisdiction

control

precarious

unsafe

preposterous

ridiculous

austere

very plain

esoteric

difficult to understand

facsimile

an accurate copy

grotesque

strange-looking

mesmerize

to fascinate

metamorphosis

a change in form

notorious

regarded negatively

perfunctory

uninterested

provocative

attention-getting

travesty

a joking, disrespectful imitation

connoisseur

an authority

conspiracy

a plot

contrite

sorry

distraught

upset

germane

related

lucid

easy to understand

plight

an unfortunate situation

superficially

slightly

symmetrical

balanced

verbose

wordy

adept

skillful

encompass

to include

entrepreneur

a business investor

eradicate

to erase

homogeneous

the same throughout

presumptuous

too forward

sordid

ugly

standardize

to make the same

stint

a length of time

stringent

demanding

exhort

to urge

flamboyant

flashy

foible

a minor fault

innocuous

without bad effect

magnanimous

forgiving

masochist

someone who enjoys being hurt

meticulous

very careful

rancor

deep hostility

recrimination

an accusation in reply

repugnant

disgusting

chide

to criticize

coalition

a partnership

commensurate

equal to

connotation

a suggested meaning

diabolic

devilish

dilapidated

run down

integral

essential

noxious

unhealthy

scenario

an outline of possible events

yen

a longing

atrophy

to waste away

deplore

to condemn

deprivation

deficiency

exacerbate

to make worse

imperative

essential

mitigate

to relieve

objective

fair

panacea

a complete solution

unprecedented

unheard-of

utilitarian

practical

decorum

proper conduct

espouse

to speak for

exhilaration

happiness

exorbitant

extremely high

extricate

to untangle

facilitate

to make possible

orthodox

traditional

rejuvenate

to give new life to

synchronize

to coordinate

tenuous

shaky

assimilate

to be absorbed

belligerent

quarrelsome

demeanor

behavior

denunciation

criticism

dissipate

to scatter

indolent

unwilling to do work

inherent

natural

nonchalant

relaxed

unassuming

humble

unilateral

one-sided

analogy

a comparison

annihilate

to wipe out

criterion

standard

emanate

to come out

holistic

concerned with the whole

placebo

a fake medicine

proficient

expert

staunch

faithful

subversive

intended to destroy

vindicate

to prove innocent