Word Power (Batch 3)

press

pressure, press, print

imprimatur

formal approval for a document to be published

suppress

to put down by authority or force

grad, gred

walk, step

gradient

a part sloping upward or downward

aggressive

marked by combat readiness

degrade

to lower in grade, rank, or status

digress

to turn aside from the main topic of attention

regressive

returning to a former state, antonym of progressive

transgression

a sin, an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

curr, curs

run

concurrent

operating or occurring at the same time

concourse

an open space or hall where crowds gather

discourse

a formal and ordered extended expression of thought on a subject

excursion

a going out or forth; a brief pleasure trip

excursive

constituting a digression

incursion

a hostile entrance into a territory

incur

run into, as in extra costs

precursor

one that precedes and indicates the approach of another

recurrent

returning or happening time after time

recursive

relating to a procedure that can repeat itself indefinitely

form, format

shape

pro forma

for the sake of appearances

(g)no(sc), not

to know

n.b

“nota bene” take note

notorious

famous for bad reasons

connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

cognition

the act or process of knowing

connoisseur

one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties

denotation

a direct, specific meaning

ignoble

characterized by baseness or meanness

peto, pete, petit

go for, seek, ask

petulant

insolent or rude in speech or behavior

impetuous

marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

impetus

a driving force

scribe, script

to write

ascribe

to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author

circumscribe

to define or mark off carefully

conscription

the draft

proscribe

to put on an assassination list

transcription

making a written copy of something spoken

tact, tang, -tig

to touch

tangential

touching lightly

contiguous

touching along a border or at a point

contingency

something liable to happen as an adjunct for something else

intangible

cannot be touched