Unit Two Vocab

Degenerate

n. a corrupt wrongdoer

syn: ruffian

Engender

v. To bring about; to produce

syn: beget

ant: prevent

Genre

n. a kind or type of art

syn: style

Cognate

adj. related to or coming from the same source

syn: related

ant: dissimilar

Innate

adj. Natural; present from birth

syn: intrinsic

ant: acquired

Nascent

adj. In the act of being born; growing —— nothing to do with babies

syn: developing

ant: mature

“The president triumphantly announced that he had crushed a nascent rebellion in his own political party before it could get out of control.”

Transfigure

v. to change the form or appearance of

syn: transform

ant: preserve

Fictive

adj. not real

syn: imaginary

ant: factual

Feign

v. to make up or invent; pretend

syn: fake

(when you feign something, put in front of direct object)

“Monica was easily able to feign shock, even though she knew about the surprise party in advance.”

Parturient

adj: About to bring forth or give birth; pregnant

— not talking about women

Repertory

n. The range of works an artist can produce or perform