princeton vocab-1

adhere

stick fast to; believe in and follow the practice of

alleviate

make less severe

He couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it

ambiguous

unclear in meaning; not having one obvious meaning

apathetic

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm

apprehensive

anxious or fearful that sth bad will happen

arbitrary

based on personal whim or random choice, rather than any reason

astute

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations and turn it into an advantage; basically sergelen

attribute

regard sth as being caused by; ascribe

noun- quality

benevolent

generous and kind

Bolster

to support or strengthen

Brevity

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

burgeon

to expand and flourish

buttress

noun-sth built against a wall to strengthen it

verb-strengthen, reinforce

candor

truthfulness, sincere honesty

capitalize

to try to gain an advantage from an opportunity

circumvent

to find a way around

cohesion

the action of forming an united whole

compelling

evoking interest, attention, or admiration

complementary

going well together

concede

to admit that sth is true after first denying it

conform

to match what is expected

congenial

pleasant, friendly, agreeable

consensus

a general agreement

conspicuous

easily seen; impossible to miss

converge

move toward a single point or to come together

corroborate

to confirm or give support to a theory or statement

culpable

guilty or worthy of blame

curtail

to reduce in extent or quantity

extent

the area covered by sth

debunk

to expose the falseness

deduce

to arrive at conclusion through reasoning

deference

humble submission and respect

degrade

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect

delegate

to assign to another person; toloologch

denounce

to publicly recommend to be wrong

derive

to obtain from a specific source

despondent

feeling hopeless and depressed

deviate

to go away from the norm

disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettles or worried

disparate

different and distinct

dispute

to engage in an argument

divergent

tending to be different

dubious

full of doubt; uncertain

earnest

sincere and serious in intention or effort

elicit

to draw out a response or fact from someone

eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

elusive

difficult to find or catch

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

epitome

to be perfect example of

equity

quality of being fair