Vocabulary Words and Their Usage

bide

to remain in a condition or state; to wait

consent

to approve; to agree; to yield

volition

a conscious choice or decision

nascent

coming into being; being born

amplify

to make larger

lurid

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

own

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

collude

to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose

tally

to count; to add

disarray

confusion, disorder

tepid

moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm

conjecture

an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

pious

exhibiting reverence and religious observation

abet

to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

interloper

one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler

subsequent

happening afterward; following in order

surmise

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