vocab 5

Gratuitous

unwarranted, lacking good reason

ingrate

ungrateful person

Aggrieve

to give pain or trouble to

Aggregation

the formation of a number of things into a cluster

gregarious

sociable

Egregious

outstandingly bad

transgress

to do something unlawful, violating moral norm

egress

departure, exit

inherent

something ingrained

heterogenous

consisting of different parts or elements

heterodox

not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

homeostasis

state of balance

homonym

words that have same spelling but different meanings

hypertrophy

increase and growth of muscle cells

Hypochondriac

person overly anxious about their health

hypocritical

behaving in a way that suggests one has more noble beliefs than reality

Idiosyncrasy

a weird behavior/habit

hypodermic

relating to the region immediately beneath the skin

intrinsic

belonging naturally, inherent

Innocuous

neither harmful or offensive

indolence

lazy

inept

lacking skill

infrasonic

sound waves with a frequency below the limit of human audibility

Intramural

within a building

infrared

region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum where wavelengths range from about 700 nm to 1 mm

intravenous

existing or administered into, a vein

trajectory

route, course, path

conjecture

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

subjugate

conquer, vanquish

abject

completely without pride or dignity

juxtapose

placed to have a contrasting effect

injunction

an authoritative warning or order

rejoinder

a sharp and clever reply

conjugal

relating to marriage

abjure

solemnly renounce

adjure

request someone to do something

Predilection

a bias in favor of something