HWLC- Vocabulary Final

Appreciable

Noticeable; able to be perceived or estimated

Breadth

A: Width; distance from side to side

B: A wide range

Copious

Plentiful; abundant

Gargantuan

Gigantic; of immense size, volume, or capacity

Innumerable

Too many to count

Inordinate

Exceeding reasonable limits

Negligible

Not enough to be worth considering; insignificant

Paucity

Smallness of number; few Ness; scarcity

Pittance

A very small amount; an inadequate wage

Proliferate

To multiply, increase, or spread rapidly

Arbitrary

Based upon impulse or random chance, rather than on reason

Coincidental

Happening or existing at the same time by accident

Contrive

To cleverly plan, plot, or design

Deliberation

Slow, careful thought

Fortuitous

Happening by lucky accident

Haphazard

Without plan or order; chosen randomly

Premeditated

Planned or arranged in advance

Prophetic

Foreseeing or predicting the future

Spontaneity

The quality of following personal impulse rather than outside influences or planning

Unwittingly

Unknowingly; without awareness

Assert

To state or express firmly

Ferocity

Fierceness

Flout

To disobey openly; to defy

Foolhardy

Unwisely bold; rash

Headstrong

Determined to have one’s own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful

Incisive

Clear and sharp in analysis or expression

Outspoken

A: Frank and unreserved in speech; candid

B: Spoken in a Frank, unreserved, or candid way

Undaunted

Not discouraged by danger or difficulty

Vehement

Showing intense emotion or passion; forceful

Vibrant

A: Pulsing with energy; vigorous

B: Having bright colors

Disregard

A: VERB- to ignore; to pay no attention to

B: NOUN- lack of proper attention or respect

Enthrall

To capture someone’s attention; to charm; to fascinate

Heedless

Not paying attention; thoughtless

Oblivious

Lacking awareness

Preoccupy

Lacking awareness

Rapt

Deeply absorbed in something; engrossed

Receptive

Ready or willing to accept something

Scrutinize

To examine carefully, with close attention to details

Tacit

Not spoken; understood from actions or statements

Vigilant

Watchful; on the alert

Dogmatic

Firmly stating personal opinions as truth

Epiphany

The sudden realization of or insight into an essential truth

Pensive

Deeply, often sadly thoughtful

Philosophy

A: The study of reality based on logical reasoning rather than on observation or experimentation

B: A personal set of opinions and values by which one lives

Plausible

Appearing to be true or reasonable

Ponder

To think carefully and thoroughly

Postulate

A: To assume the truth of something, especially as the basis for study or argument

B: A basic principle; something accepted without proof

Rationality

Logic and reasoning

Reverie

A daydream; daydreaming; deep thought

Stratagem

A cunning scheme meant to trick or deceive