Mrs RC 2nd Semester Vocab

Ameliorate

Lessen the severity of something.

Assert

To state something positively with confidence.

Delineate

Describing or listing something precisely; point by point.

Disseminate

Spread something widely, especially printed material.

Extole

To raise enthusiastically.

Belie

To contradict; create a false impression.

Corroborate

To strengthen or confirm a theory.

Capitulate

To cede; surrender; to agree that the other person is right.

Obfuscate

To make something unclear.

Substantiate

Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

Juxtapose

Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.

Laconic

Using very few words.

Pragmatic

Think sensibly and realistically.

Discursive

Digressing from subject to subject, not staying on one very long.

Smite

To strike with a firm blow.

Assail

A coordinated strike.

Apparition

A ghost or ghostlike image.

Censure

To express severe disapproval.

Chutzpah

Impudence or boldness.

Infantile

Childlike, immature.

Obstinate

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action.

Impious

Not showing reverence or respect.

Auspicious

Conducive to success; favorable.

Misogynistic

Characterized by a dislike of or prejudice against women.