Vocab List ('24, '25)

condescending

to talk to somebody in a way that implies superiority (ex= 10 y.o says:” u dunno anything, ur only 6!”)

obliged

to make someone legally or morally bound to an action or course of action. (ex=doctors are obliged to keep patients alive until the patient’s last breath)

sentimental

prompting feelings of sadness, tenderness or nostalgia.

lurid

very colorful especially so to create an unnatural or harsh effect. (ex- those cheap neon-colored markers)

peculiar

special or unusual. (ex- Any attempt to explicate this theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties.)

unfathomably

something impossible to understand or measure.

regale

to entertain/amuse someone with talk

entrusted

assign the responsibility for something to (someone)

ambitious

having or showing strong desire to succeed.

inoculating

immunize somebody against a disease by introducing microorganisms or vaccine into the body.

levere

to give or hand over something to whom it is intended.

shamble

(of a person) move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait.

foliage

leaves on a tree or other plant

acclimate

to become used to a new climate or situation

jarred

send a painful or damaging shock through something (especially a part of the body)

gnaw

bite at or nibble something persistently

rendezvous

a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between 2 ppl.

putrefying

to cause to rot or decompose

labored

hard work or effort

spontaneous

happening in a free way; not bored

amplify

to work larger or greater

dwindling

to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink

surreptitiously

made, preformed or achieved by stealth or in secret

reinstate

to put back in to a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness; reestablish or reinstate.

tethered

a rope, chain, or leash for tying up or holding something that moves

Scuffle

to take part in a brief, confused fight.

sporadically

occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space.

staunch

strongly firm or loyal

tentative

not yet fully developed or definitely deceided

unwavering

steady; not moving back and forth or changing positions

vantage

a condition or position that offers superiority; advantageous postion

gruff

low and harsh

absently

not present; away from where one usually is

expendable

subject to being disposed or consumed

barter

to trade or exchange without the use of money

mottled

blotched or spotted with varying colors

coherent

logical and consistent (adj.)

burgeon

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish (v.)

befall

to happen to someone -- always bad (v.)

bear

endure an ordeal or difficulty (v.)

attribute

1. essential quality (n.)

2. to regard something as being caused by someone or something; to give credit (v.)

assess

to evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of (v.)

assert

state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully (v.)

arcane

mysterious or secret (adj.)

apprehensive

anxious or fearful that something bad will happen (adj.)

anticipate

to regard as probable; to expect or predict

antagonize

to provoke; to cause someone to become hostile (v.)

anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person (n.)

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning (adj.)

aloof

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant (adj.)

An aloof person tends to stay apart from others and can come off as uninterested or unapproachable.

adhere

1. to stick completely to a surface or substance (v.)

2. to believe in and follow the practices of (v.)

esoteric

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

(similar to arcane)

It often relates to concepts, language, or practices that are not widely known or appreciated outside a particular group.

probable

likely to be the case or to happen

anecdotal (very different from anecdote)

(of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.

empirical

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.