english 10H-unit 1 vocab

Acuity

(noun) Sharpness (particularly of the mind or sense)

Synonym: Awareness, Brilliance, Intelligence

Delineate

(verb) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

Synonym: Define, Depict, Lay out

Depraved

(adjective) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

Synonym: wicked, vicious

Enervate

(verb) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of

Synonym: Debilitate, exhaust

Esoteric

(adjective) Intended for or only understood by a select few, private, secret

Synonym: Mystical, arcane

Fecund

(adjective) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

Synonym: Breeding, fertile, generating

Fiat

(noun) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

Synonym: Authorization, command

Figment

(noun) a fabrication of the mind

Synonym: Daydream, chimera

Garner

(verb) to acquire as the result of effort to gather and store away, as for future use

Synonym: Cumulate, amass

Hallow

(verb) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

Synonym: Bless, dedicate, praise