HELA 9 vocab sem 1

Circumspect

Careful; Mindful of the rules. opp: reckless

prospect

That which is expected

specter

a ghost or phantom

invidious

hateful or spiteful

providential

happening by good fortune

improvise

To create without any forethought or preparation

phototropic

tending to grow or move towards light

lucid

easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

elucidate

to make clear, to explain

translucent

Allowing light to pass throughenunciate

renounce

To reject by declaration (verb)

pronouncement

A declaration of opinion; judgement (noun)

invoke

to call on for support (verb)

provocative

Causing disturbance or excitement (adj)

revoke

To make invalid; deactivate (verb)

ineffable

Unutterable, indescribable (adj)

infantile

childish; immature (adj)

affable

Easy to converse with; friendly (adj)

edict

an official order (noun)

indict

to charge with a crime; accuse (verb)

dictum

A formal or authoritative statement (noun)PROHIBIT

INHIBIT

(V)To get in the way of; hinder

SUFFUSE

(V)to fill up from within; to spread throughout

CONFOUND

(V) To confuse and frustrate

INFUSE

(V) To inject; to fill something or someone with

SUSTAIN

(V) To support for an extended period of time

ABSTAIN

(ADJ) To not do something; refrain

TENACIOUS

(V) stubbornly

RETINUE

(N) A group that attends an important person

REPLETE

(ADJ) Filled up with

IMPLEMENT

(V) To put into action; execute

DEPLETE

(V) To use up; wasteposit

impose

v. to forcibly place upon

disposition

n. Attitude or mood

figment

n. Something invented or imaginary

effigy

n. A figure constructed in mockery

prefigure

v. to look like or predict a later thing or event

misinformation

n. Untrue or wrong information

reform

v. To bring back to rightness, order, or morality

formative

adj. Occurring at the time of most influence

inept

adj. unskilled; clumsy

adept

adj. Skilled; expert at

aptitude

n. Skill or suitability forLegacy

delegate

v. To divide up, especially responsibilities

agenda

n. Plan of action; purpose

proactive

adj. Seeking to solve a problem before it occurs

exacting

adj. demanding

repulsion

n. Desire to avoid; disgust

dispel

v. To scatter about, break up

propel

v. to cause to move towards; push

relative

adj. dependent upon

superlative

adj. Excellent; above all others

dilate

v. to widenrecant

incantation

n. Ritual chant; spell

dischanted

adj. losing fondness for; unhappy with

inaudible

adj. so quiet as to be impossible to hear

auditory

adj. Having to do with the sense of hearing

audit

n. A thorough review

dissonance

n. Unpleasant or unharmonious sound

assonance

n. Repetition of vowel sounds

analogous

adj. comparable to; like

dialogue

n. conversation between two or more people

prologue

n. A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

resonant

adj. Having an effect; powerfulBellicose

antebellum

adj. Occurring before a war

belligerent

n. warlike mood or attitude

enamored

adj. Fond of; feeling love towards

amiable

(adj.) friendly, good-natured

amicable

adj. not bitter or hostike, friendly

antgonize

v. to act hostile towards; provoke

protagonist

n. the central character in a work of literature

antagonist

n. one who is hostile towards; one who opposes

philosophical

adj. calm and wise; reasonable

philanthropy

n. Charitable donation to public causes

bibliophile

n. one who loves books