HAL Vocab Quiz #1

abstract

(adj.) existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

atrophy

(n.) a wasting away or progressive decline

condone

(v.) accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue

discerning

(adj.) having or showing good judgment

emaciated

(adj.) abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

extricate

(v.) free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty

hypothetical

(adj.) of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis

inherent

(adj.) existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute

meticulous

(adj.) showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

congenial

(adj.) (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own

inauspicious

(adj.) not conducive to success; unpromising

tribunal

(n.) a court of justice

sumptuary

(adj.) relating to or denoting laws that limit private expenditure on food and personal items

ignominy

(n.) public shame or disgrace

magistrate

(n.) a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones