Words to Learn Vocabulary List

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering all 21 key words from the study list.

adjudicated

Formally judged, settled, or decided by a judicial ruling or formal process.

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing; language designed to persuade, motivate, or impress.

Analogy

A comparison between two different things, typically based on shared features, used to explain or clarify a concept.

Suffice

To be enough, adequate, or satisfactory to meet a specific need or purpose.

Perplexity

The state of being puzzled, bewildered, or unable to understand something complicated.

Malignant

Very harmful, malevolent, or infectious; in medicine, tending to invade tissue and progress toward death.

Abecedarian

A novice or beginner learning the fundamentals of a subject; arranged in alphabetical order.

Disposed

Inclined or favorably minded toward a particular attitude, action, or state.

Sadist

A person who derives pleasure, satisfaction, or gratification from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

Masochist

A person who derives gratification or pleasure from their own pain, suffering, or humiliation.

Sadomasochist

An individual who derives pleasure or gratification from both inflicting and experiencing pain or humiliation.

Euphemism

A mild, vague, or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered harsh, blunt, unpleasant, or offensive.

Enumerate

To mention, list, or specify a number of things one by one.

Obdurate

Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action; unyielding.

Recompense

Compensation or reward given in return for effort, loss, service, or harm suffered.

Constituent

A necessary part or element forming a whole; also, a voting member of an electorate or district represented by an official.

Analytical

Relating to or using logical, systematic reasoning to examine the component parts of something in detail.

Synthetic

Produced by artificial or chemical synthesis rather than natural origin; involving the combination of separate elements into a unified whole.

Pedagogy

The method, philosophy, and practice of teaching, particularly as an academic subject or theoretical discipline.

Eclectic

Deriving ideas, style, or methods from a broad, varied, and diverse range of sources.

Panacea

A remedy, cure, or solution for all diseases, problems, or difficulties.