Comprehensive Vocabulary Mastery

A complete sequence of vocabulary flashcards covering multiple pages of terminology and definitions from the lecture notes.

innocuous

harmless

grandiloquent

pompous/fancy

Mediated by

Influenced or affected by something

dogmatic

A person’s strong belief that their principles/opinions are true

surmised

Forming an assumption with little evidence

supersede

Replacing something because it’s newer and better

recant

To take back a previously held belief

superficial

vague/not in depth

arduous

using a lot of effort

disparate

Completely different

tantamount

Same in effect or meaning

Transposed with

Factors that can be interchanged

repudiate

reject

corroborate

Provide evidence

devolve

To slowly get worse; to give the work/power to someone lower

conjectures

A guess formed with little evidence

unpretentious

Not trying to impress someone with skills you don’t have

contrived

trickery

disseminate

Spread widely

spurious

false

Opportune for

A situation that is favorable for a particular action/event

impotent

Lacking power

formidable

Something powerful and difficult to overcome

incongruous

Not the same

presumptuous

show-offy

verbose

using more words than necessary.

augmented

To make something bigger

idiosyncratic

Having strange habits

belies

To give the idea that something is false

oblique

vague

efface

To make something appear insignificant

precarious

shaky/unstable

ephemeral

temporary/brief

perfunctory

rushed

presumptuous

Overly bold

superfluous

Not necessary

immutable

Unchanging over time

desultory

Moving away from the matter at hand

disillusioned

disappointed

coterminous

coincident

apotheosis

Ideal example

laudable

Worthy of praise

fortuitously

An event that happens by good luck

redact

To remove sensitive info before publishing

obfuscate

To make something confusing

enigmatic

mysterious

prudent

Showing sensible judgement

aversion

To be unwilling to do something/to avoid something

availed

To help

perceptible

Able to be seen or noticed

palpable

Able to be seen or touched

denouement

Resolution of a series of events

potable

Able to drink safely

delectable

Something enjoyable

penchant

A strong and continuous liking for something

subverted

weakened

countenance

To tolerate or approve an action

austere

strict/simple without decoration or

Profusion of

comfort

mutable

Liable to change

eliciting

extract

evince

indicate

preclude

Prevent an event

Placated by

To stop someone from feeling angry

Apprised of

To be informed about something

wrought

Worked into shape by artistry or effort

ambivalence

Having mixed feelings

discern

recognize/find out

Contemporary with

Existing at the same time

stymie

To prevent or greatly hinder

disparage

Criticize or defame

misgiving

Feeling of doubt/apprehension

buttress

To strengthen or defend

supposition

A hypothesis that is not yet proven

succinctly

How something is expressed

disingenuously

In an insincere manner

surreptitiously

In a secret manner

Paucity of

Lack of Great abundance of

ubiquity

widespread/common

expediency

convenience

fecundity

Abundant production/fertility

obviated

unnecessary/redundant

defunct

No longer existing or functioning

arcane

Known only to a few people

facile

simplistic

propensity

Natural inclination

engendering

To cause/produce/increase a feeling or situation

appraising

Assessing the value of something

conflated

combined

obscure

concealed/not well known

Contrivances of

Things artificially devised/produced

sanguine

optimistic

recalcitrant

uncooperative

abrasive

harsh/irritating

inconspicuousness

Difficult to detect

tenuous

Lacking substance

Latent

functionless

Incensed by

Angered by something

vindicate

To clear someone of blame