Vocab 7

Myriad

A countless or extremely great number.

Grapple

Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Concerted

Jointly arranged or carried out.

Provoke

To incite or stimulate a response, often deliberately.

Posit

Assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument.

Vindicate

To clear from blame, suspicion, or doubt, proving one's innocence or correctness.

Conceive

Form a mental representation of; imagine.

Recant

To officially withdraw or renounce a statement previously made.

Materialism

A tendency to consider material possessions as more important than spiritual values.

Underscore

To emphasize or highlight the importance or significance of something.

Refute

To prove a statement, argument, or belief to be false or incorrect.

Obfuscate

Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Obscure

Difficult to understand, ambiguous, or vague.

Distinct

Recognizably different from something else of a similar type.

Excavate

Make a hole or channel by digging.

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

Expend

Spend or use up a resource such as money, time, or energy.

Linguist

A person who studies or is skilled in languages, especially the structure, history, and usage.

Induce

To persuade, influence, or convince someone to do something or adopt a certain course of action.