CSP 2025 Vocabulary Review

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on the CSP 2025 lecture notes, providing definitions for various terms.

lengthen

to make longer or to extend in duration.

breathe

to take air into the lungs and expel it; to respire.

clothe

to put clothes on; to dress.

bother

to take the trouble to do something; to disturb.

Committee

a group of people appointed for a specific function.

deepen

to make something deeper or to intensify.

agree

to have the same opinion or to accept something.

refugee

a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

Counterpart

a person or thing that corresponds to another; an equivalent.

voluntary

done, given, or acting of one’s own free will.

explanatory

serving to explain something.

astronomer

a scientist who studies celestial bodies.

geometry

a branch of mathematics concerning the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, and solids.

Overload

to load with too much of something.

overdrive

to cause to operate at excessive speed or power.

overboard

from the deck of a ship into the water.

Overdraft

a deficit in a bank account caused by withdrawing more money than the account holds.

blue in the face

to argue or complain until one is exhausted.

sweeping

having a wide range or effect.

widespread

distributed over a large area or among many people.

alternate

to occur in turn repeatedly.

back down

to withdraw a claim or concede defeat.

back out

to withdraw from an agreement or commitment.

back off

to retreat or withdraw; to stop supporting.