Vocabulary for Achievement Fourth Course Chapter 1-14

Acronym

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series (such as NASA)

Diminutive

A suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt; a nickname indicating affection or familiarity; extremely small or tiny

Oxymoron

An expression that contains contradictory terms

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

Conclusive

Decisive, putting an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty

Tentative

Uncertain, not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional

Beguile

To charm or to delight; to deceive skillfully

Benevolent

Wishing to do good, kindly, characterized by helpful intentions; concerned with, or for the benefit of charity

Demeanor

The way one behaves or presents oneself; one's manner

Exorbitance

Extreme, unreasonable expense or price, being beyond reasonable or proper limits

Satiate

To fully satisfy an appetite or a desire

Surfeit

An excessive amount; to feed or supply to excess or disgust, to overindulge

Assertive

Acting with confidence and force, sure of one's self

Docile

Gentle, easily manageable or teachable, tame

Intrepid

Fearless, having unwavering courage

Affect

To influence or to change; to put on a false show or display; feeling or emotion, especially as shown in facial expressions or body language

Effect

A result; to bring about

Precede

to come before

proceed

To go forward or onward

Didactic

Intended to teach; overly moralistic or preachy

Erudite

Possessing great knowledge and scholarship

Indoctrinate

To instruct in or impart certain principles or ideology

Amends

Something done to make up for a wrong, an injury, or a mistake, compensation

Patronize

To support or sponsor; to go as a customer, to shop at regularly; to treat as inferior

Renovate

To restore something to an earlier condition, by repairing or remodeling

Depreciate

To decrease or cause to decrease in value or price

Frugal

Economical, thrifty, careful or strict in avoiding unnecessary spending

Pecuniary

Having to do with money

chastise

To punish or criticize severely

Derogatory

insulting; belittling

Harass

to irritate or torment repeatedly

Banter

To converse in a playful or teasing way; an exchange of good

facetious

Playfully joking, humorous, not meant to be taken seriously

Flippant

Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way, rudely witty

Antithesis

The direct or exact opposite; a figure of speech in which contrasting ideas are placed side by side in parallel phrases

Deviate

To depart or turn aside from a path, direction, or course of action

Nuance

A subtle or slight degree of difference

Autonomy

Independence, self

Totalitarian

Relating to a form of government with absolute & centralized control over every aspect of people's lives

Usurp

To take & hold power or rights by force & without legal authority; to take the place of or occupy without right

Diligence

Steady effort, persistent hard work; attentive care, carefulness

Imprudent

Unwise, doing things without careful thought or judgment

Trepidation

Anxiety, a state of alarm, dread or fear; involuntary trembling or quivering