Comp - Week 2 Vocab

Illegible

Illegible

(adj) Not legible; not able to be read

Illiterate

(adj) Not literate; unable to read and write; uneducated

Illogical

(adj) Not logical; not observing the rules of logic (correct reasoning)

Immaculate

(adj) Not spotted; absolutely clean; stainless

Immature

(adj) Not mature; not fully grown or developed

Impunity

(n) State of being not punished; freedom from punishment, harm, loss, etc.

Inaccessible

(adj) Not accessible; not able to be reached; hard to get to

Incessant

(adj) Not ceasing; continuing without interruption

Inflexible

(adj) Not flexible; not easily bent; firm; unyielding

Ingratitude

(n) State of being not grateful; ungratefulness; lack of gratitude

Inhospitable

(adj) Not hospitable; not showing kindness to guests and strangers; unfriendly

Insoluble

(adj) 1. Not soluble; incapable of being solved; unsolvable 2. Not capable of being dissolved

Irreconcilable

(adj) Not reconcilable; not able to be brought into friendly accord

Irrelevant

(adj) Not relevant; not applicable; off the topic; extraneous

Irrevocable

(adj) Not revocable; incapable of being recalled; past recall

Benediction

(n) (literally, "good saying") blessing; good wishes

Malediction

(n) (literally, "evil saying") curse

Benefactor

(n) (literally, "one who does good") person who gives kindly aid, money, or a similar benefit

Malefactor

(n) (literally, "one who does evil") offender; evildoer; criminal

Beneficial

(adj) Productive of good; helpful; advantageous (antonym: detrimental)

Beneficiary

(n) Person receiving some good, advantage, or benefit

Benevolent

(adj) (literally, "wishing well") disposed to promote the welfare of others; kind; charitable

Malevolent

(adj) (literally, "wishing ill") showing ill will; spiteful

Maladjusted

(adj) Badly adjusted; out of harmony with one's environment

Malice

(n) Ill will; intention or desire to harm another; enmity; malevolence

Malnutrition

(n) Bad or faulty nutrition; poor nourishment

Maltreat

(n) Treat badly or roughly; mistreat; abuse

Decadent

(adj) (literally, "falling down") deteriorating; growing worse; declining (Antonym: flourishing, thriving)

Deciduous

(adj) Having leaves that fall down at the end of the growing season; shedding leaves (Antonym: evergreen)

Demented

(adj) Out of (down from) one's mind; mad; insane; deranged (antonym: rational)

Demolish

(v) Pull or tear down; destroy (antonym: construct)

Demote

(v) Move down in grade or rank (antonym: promote)

Dependent

(adj) (literally, "hanging down from") unable to exist without the support of another (antonym: independent)

Depreciate

(v) 1. Go down in price or value 2. Speak slightingly of; belittle; disparage (antonym: appreciate)

Despise

(v) Look down on; scorn; feel contempt for (antonym: admire)

Deviate

(v) Turn aside, or down (from a route or rule); stray

Devour

(v) (literally, "gulp down") eat greedily; eat like an animal

Discontent

(adj) (usually followed by with) opposite of "content"; dissatisfied; discontented

Discredit

(v) Disbelieve; refuse to trust

Discrepancy

(n) Disagreement; difference; inconsistency; variation

Disintegrate

(v) Do the opposite of "integrate" (make into a whole); break into bits

Dispassionate

(adj) Opposite of "passionate" (showing strong feeling); calm; composed; impartial

Disrepair

(n) Opposite of good condition or repair; bad condition

Dissent

(v) Feel differently; differ in opinion; disagree (antonym: assent)

Dissident

(adj) (literally, "sitting apart") not agreeing; dissenting

Distract

(v) Draw away (the mind or attention); divert

Secede

(v) (literally, "go apart") withdraw from an organization or federation

Secession

(n) (literally, "a going apart") withdrawal from an organization or federation

Seclude

(v) Keep apart from others; place in solitude; isolate

Secure

(adj) 1. Apart, or free, from care, fear, or worry; confident 2. Safe against loss, attack, or danger

Sedition

(n) Going apart from, or against, an established government; action, speech, or writing to overthrow the government

Segregate

(v) (literally, "set apart from the herd") separate from the main body

In-, Il-, Im-, Ir-

not, un-

Bene-

good, well

Mal-, Male-

evil, ill, bad, badly

De-

down, down from, opposite of

Dis-

opposite of, differently, apart, away

Se-

apart