Swisher's Vocab

obsolete

out-of-date, no longer in use

minute

extremely small

demean

cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something

burgeon

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

aloof (a.)

apart, at a distance, removed, withdrawn, not wishing to speak or associate with others

trivial

of little value or importance

resent

feel bitterness or slight anger at a circumstance, action, or person

intuition

the ability to understand something immediately; a "gut" feeling

attribute

(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

principle

values, morals, beliefs

arcane

mysterious; known only to a select few

superlative

of the highest degree or quality

contour

an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something

corollary

a direct or natural consequence or result

emit

to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light

diffuse

spread out

eminent

famous or respected within one's profession

impervious

incapable of being affected

pungent

having a sharply strong taste or smell

disposition

a person's inherent qualities of mind and character

ambiguous

unclear or doubtful in meaning; has more than one meaning

complement

something that completes or makes up a whole

deficit

A deficiency or lack of something

rudimentary

basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development

latent

hidden, present but not realized

profound

Having great depth or seriousness

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness/longing for things that made one happy in childhood

pensive

(adj.) thoughtful; melancholy

discrepancy

a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

facilitate

to make easier

anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

incompetent

not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

imminent

about to happen

cumbersome

(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

feign

to pretend; fake

incendiary

causing to excite or inflame; combustible

perpetual

never ending or changing

paradox

a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

devoid

lacking

fleeting

lasting for a very short time; short-lived

apprehensive

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

integrate

To bring together and make whole

potent

having great power or influence

condescending

possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing

coherent

logical and consistent; comprehensible

correlate

have a mutual relationship or connection

peril

serious and immediate danger

redundant

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

digress

leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

dismay

consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected