(Quizlet Import) Language & Composition: Cycle 1 Vocabulary

Equanimity

(noun) A calm state of mind, especially after an emotionally difficult situation

Stockbroker

(noun) A person who buys and sells stocks and shares for clients

Wrought

(adj.) Made or done in a careful or decorative way

Disaffect

(verb) To cause to lose loyalty or affection where there previously was, particularly in government

Abase

(verb) To lower in rank or esteem, particularly oneself

Quandary

(noun) A state of confusion, perplexity, or uncertainty, especially when unsure of what to do

Insular

(adj.) Ignorance or uninterest in the ideas, cultures, and experiences of those outside of one's own experience

Semantic

(adj.) Relating to language, the meaning of language, the different meanings of words, or logic

Belies

(3rd person verb) To fail to justify something else

Nascent

(adj.) Beginning to exist, form, start, or develop

Synonyms for "equanimity:"

composure, serenity, poise, sangfroid, calm

Synonyms for "wrought:"

embellished, elaborate, decorative, shaped, fashioned

Synonyms for "disaffect:"

alienate, disunify, agitate, repel, discompose

Synonyms for "abase:"

demean, humiliate, humble, degrade, belittle

Synonyms for "quandary:"

confusion, dilemma, predicament, plight, uncertainty

Synonyms for "insular:"

narrow-minded, isolated, bigoted

Synonyms for "semantic:"

linguistic, syntactic

1st person verb form of "belies:"

Belie

Synonyms for "belies:"

mislead, negate, disagree, contradict, misrepresent

synonyms for "nascent:"

growing, sprouting, germinating, beginning, maturing