Vocab Unit 5 & 6

Adherent

(n) a follower of a person or idea

Apparition

(n) an unreal figure; a ghost

Aspect

(n) a part that can be considered or viewed

Diaphanous

(adj) lightweight and transparent

Diffuse

(adj) 1. Not concentrated or focused; wordy 2. To spread out or distribute

Diligent

(adj) hardworking and careful

Dissolute

(adj) devoted to sensual pleasure; lacking moral restraint

Effusive

(adj) overflowing with words or feelings; gushing

Envisage

(v) to imagine; to conceive of

Epiphany

(n) a moment of great insight; a revelation

Incoherent

(adj) not able to be understood; nonsensical

Inherent

(adj) existing as a natural part

Insoluble

(adj) 1. Impossible to solve or fix 2. Unable to be dissolved

Introspective

(adj) contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

Perspicacious

(adj) wise; insightful; acutely intelligent

Phenomenon

(n) a fact or event that can be observed and/or documented

Profuse

(adj) plentiful; abundant

Recollect

(v) to remember; to recall

Resolute

(adj) determined; steadfast

Retrospective

(adj) looking backward over a period of time

Sacrilege

(n) an act against a holy person or place

Sycophant

(n) a person who flatters; a “yes-man”