List #2 - Lang/Lit Vocab Definition

Aloof (adj)

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Assert (v)

State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

Compensate (v)

Give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense

Correspond (v)

Have a close similarity; math or agree almost exactly

Correlate (v)

Have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another

Devoid (adj)

Entirely lacking or free from

Disposition (n)

A person’s inheret qualities of mind and character

Evolve (v)

Develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form

Immerse (v)

Dip or submerge in a liquid

Inevitable (adj)

Certain to happen; unavoidable

Mere (adj)

That is solely or no more or better than what is specified

orient (v)

Align or position (something) relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions

Predate (v)

Exist or occur at a data earlier than (something)

Resent (v)

Feel bitterness or indignation at a circumstance, action, or person

Sustainable (adj)

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level