Vocab Harvest

El Niño

An irregular occurring and complex series of climatic changes Characterized by the appearance of unusually warm nutrient poor water affecting the Pacific region.

Rote

the use of memory usually with little intelligence

Reprehensible

Bad, deserving of criticism, wrong

Extraneous

means not relevant, unrelated

Permutation

an arrangement of objects in a set where the order of those objects matter

Acquiescence

to accept, agree, or comply usually by staying silent or by not arguing —often when you don't want to

Delineate

to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail

Edict

An order given by someone with high ranking

Surreptitiously

Doing something secretly, sneakily, or without anyone seeing or knowing

Ecclesiastical

belonging to or connected with a Christian church, its clergy, or its organization.

Clandestine

planned or done in secret, usually to hide something illicit, unauthorized, or not officially allowed

Intersperse

means to place or mix things at regular or irregular intervals among other things

Notwithstanding

despite

Perfunctory

an action done quickly, routinely, or superficially without genuine care, energy, or enthusiasm

Pious

having or relating to godliness

Pernicious

to act in a way that causes very grave, destructive, or insidious harm

IMPROPRIETY

Form of the word improper. An improper act or remark; violates a rule

Proliferate

to increase rapidly in number or quantity, often in an uncontrolled manner.

Impel

to drive, force, or urge something to take action or move forward

upshot

the final outcome or result of a situation, discussion, or event.

brood

a group of young born at the same time

infrared

usually used in context of light; means heat

deleterious

does harm or makes things worse

sojourn

a short stay or visit

myopic

shortsighted; the trait of not thinking far enough ahead about a situation, especially the long-term consequences

ostensible

something that appears to be the case but might not be

contemporaneous

happening or existing at the same period of time

ameliorated

made better, more bearable; improved

Indignant

feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something

Obviate

to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening

incipient

in an initial stage; beginning to develop

Rite

a ceremony or event that leads to a new phase of life