Vocabulary Lecture Notes

A collection of vocabulary terms, parts of speech, and definitions extracted directly from the lecture notes.

adhere

To believe in and follow the practices of; obey, loyal

advocate

To publicly support; recommend

allude

To hint at; suggest

ambivalence

To have mixed feelings at the same time; mixed feelings, uncertainty

analogous

Similar feature and purpose; similar

anecdote

A short interesting story about a real incident or person

apprehensive

Anxious or scared that something bad will happen; uneasy, nervous

arbitrary

Chosen without a logical or fair reason

assert

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully; declare

brevity

Being short and concise; concise

Buttress

To reinforce

Concede

To admit that something is true after denying it

consensus

A general agreement

corroborate

To confirm or give support

deference

Humble submission and respect

degrade

To treat a person with disrespect

denounce

To publicly declare to be wrong

dispute

A debate

divergent

Develop in different directions

dormant

Temporarily inactive, will be active later; asleep

eloquent

Fluent in speaking or writing; fluent

imminent

About to happen

impede

To delay

impose

To take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment

indifference

Lack of interest

inevitable

unavoidable

invoke

Bring something into effect; call upon

novel

New or unusual in an interesting way

obscure

uncertain

obsolete

Out of date

oppressive

Using power to control people in a cruel way

pervasive

Spreading widely throughout an area or group of people in a pleasant way

prevalence

How common or widespread something is; common

Prominent

Famous, important

reconcile

Resolve

refute

To prove something to be wrong

renounce

To reject

substantiate

To form a theory without firm evidence

tenuous

Very weak or slight

undermine

To lessen the power

underscore

To emphasize or draw attention to

unobtrusive

Attracting attention

verisimilitude

Being true

viable

Capable of working successfully