Academic Vocabulary Review

A complete set of flashcards based on the provided vocabulary notes, testing definitions across various academic and descriptive terms.

What does the term 'downplay' mean?

minimize something

How is 'exacerbate' defined?

making something even worse

What is the definition of 'subservient'?

willing to serve someone else

What does it mean to 'conflate' ideas?

to combine two or more different ideas, often incorrectly

Define the term 'multifaceted'.

having many different aspects, features

What is the meaning of 'decoupling'?

the process of separating

How is 'inchoate' defined?

not yet fully formed or developed

What does 'proliferate' mean?

to increase rapidly in number or spread widely

How is the state of a 'daze' described?

a state of confusion or inability

What does 'enervate' mean?

to make someone feel weak

Define 'ameliorate'.

to make something better or improve it

What does it mean to 'eschew' something?

to deliberately avoid or stay away from something

Define the term 'epitomize'.

to be the perfect example of a particular quality

What is the definition of 'procure'?

to obtain or acquire something

What does 'tangential' mean?

irrelevant or barely related

What is the meaning of 'fallacy'?

a false idea or mistaken belief0

How is 'feasible' defined?

possible to do

What does the word 'valiant' mean?

very brave

Define 'cumulative'.

becomes greater over time

What does it mean to 'wing' something?

to do something without preparation

How is 'knotty' defined?

complicated

What is the definition of 'ambivalence'?

the state of having mixed feelings about something

What does 'analogous' mean?

comparable in certain respects

Define the term 'impetus'.

force, reason

What is the definition of 'austerity'?

strict economy

What does it mean to be 'frugal'?

careful with money

What does 'countermanded' mean?

officially canceled a previous order

Define 'prefigured'.

suggest that something would happen later

What does it mean to 'tailor' something?

to change something so that suits particular person

How is 'precariousness' defined?

instability

What is the meaning of 'repudiate'?

to reject

What does 'attest' mean?

to confirm that something is true

What is the definition of 'erudite'?

showing a great deal

Define 'mitigation'.

the act of making something less severe, harmful

What does it mean to 'enthrall' someone?

to capture full attention

Define 'satirize'.

to criticize or mock people

What does the term 'obfuscate' mean?

to make something unclear

How is 'dogmatic' defined?

stating opinions as if they unquestionably true

What is the definition of 'succinct'?

expressed clearly in few words

What does 'stipulate' mean?

to state condition clearly

Define 'encroaches'.

take over something that belong to someone else

What is the definition of 'meticulous'?

extremely careful

What does 'relegate' mean?

assign to the position

Define 'transitory'.

short-lives, temporary

What does it mean to 'corroborate' something?

confirm

What is a 'tenet'?

principle

How is 'incongruous' described?

doesn't fit with its surroundings

What does it mean to be 'pretentious'?

try too hard to appear smart

What does 'confiscating' mean?

taking something away

Define 'harrowing'.

painful, frightening