Vocab freshmen unit 5

Circumstantial

Secondary; Incidental; Of little importance

Circumvent

To go around or bypass 2. To avoid (defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc) by deception or outwitting

Colloquial

characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing

Concur

To agree; To accord in opinion 2. To occur at the same time

Conscience

The inner sense of knowing what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives

Prescience

Foresight, the ability to know or predict things beforehand

Dichotomy

Division into two parts, kinds, etc; subdivision into halves or parts

Digression

The act of deviating or wandering away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing 2. A passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing

Excise

1. to cut out from something 2. To charge a tax on something

Exacerbate

To increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of 2. To embitter the feelings of (a person)

Inflict

. to impose as something that must be borne or suffered

2. to impose (anything unwelcome)

Conflagration

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one

Infuse

To introduce, as if by pouring something new in (often followed by into) 2. To inspire (often followed by with) 3. To soak in a liquid in order to extract an ingredient

Insightful

Perceptive, able to notice things well

Pacifist

A person who is opposed to war or to violence of any kind

Pacify

To bring to a state of peace or tranquility; to quiet; to calm