Week 11 Vocabulary

arbitrary

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse

connotation

an idea that is implied or suggested; emotional association to a word

extrapolate

estimate the value of; draw from specific cases for more general cases

intellect

the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; a person who uses the mind creatively

interpretation

an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

pedantic

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

persistent

never-ceasing; retained; not shed; continually recurring to the mind

propagate

transmit or cause to spread; transmit; cause to become widely known

serendipitous

lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

ubiquitous

being present everywhere at once