Vocabs

Abate

To reduce in intensity; to lessen

Abet

To support or encourage

Abhor

To hate something

Abnegate

To deny or to give up the right or privilege to something

Abscond

To escape, run away, or let go of something

Advocate

To support or argue for a cause

Allue

To refer to something indirectly; commonly used in literature

Ambiguity

Something that can be understood or interpreted in more than one manner

Analogy

A comparison of two otherwise unalike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect; widely used in literature

Apprehend

To arrest someone recognize the meaning of an idea or a thing

Articulate

To explain something clearly

Bane

Something capable of causing destruction or ruin

Bereft

Lacking something needed, wanted, or expected; a person grieving the death of a loved one

Bias

To possess an inclined outlook towards an object or an idea

Berate

To scold someone strongly

Brevity

Something or event that is short in length or duration

Cache

A secure place that is used to store objects secretly

Capitalize

To profit from a resource or an opportunity

Capitulate

To surrender on terms agreed upon in advance

Credible

Something that can be trusted on the basis of logic or rationale

Corroborate

To support with evidence or authority

Complacent

Accepting something after being self-satisfied

Construe

To construct or interpret meaning out of a sentence or words

Contentious

Inclined towards argument or dispute

Covet

to yearn to possess

Dearth

an inadequate supply; scarcity

Debunk

To expose the falseness of a fact

Defunct

no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning

Didactic

Something that is intended to be taught

Delegate

A representative; to entrust work or responsibility to another person

Dispel

To drive away something (can also be a belief system or a myth)

Doctrine

Principles or rules that create a belief system

Dogma

a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true

Eclectic

Composed of elements drawn from various sources; can be used to refer to a person who pursues an eclectic method or approach