English - All Vocab Exam S1

Vocabulary Semester 1

apathy

lack of feeling

ignorant

lacking of knowledge or awareness

benevolent

kind

cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives

tyranny

cruel or opressive use of power

dissent

protest

obstinate

stubborn

maxim

a short saying; a general way of life or saying

manipulate

to control someone or something in an unfair or unjust way

privilege

a special right or advantage given to only one person or group

manifest

clear or obvious

reproach

to criticize reprimand, scold, or chastise

shrewd

tricky and clever

vain

do something without success

conciliatory

trying to end an argument to make people feel less angry; sorry

heed

to pay attention to

oration

a formal speech

pretext

a reason that you have in order to hide your real reason or intention

incumbent

obligatory, required (adj form)

one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of (noun form)

suppress

to put down by force or authority

critique

to analyze, evaluate, or criticize

convergence

the coming together of different ideas

adversity

a very difficult of unfavorable situation

subjective

based on personal opinions and feelings rather than facts

liable

likely to happen, probable

oscillate

to repeatedly move from one position to another and back again

volition

if you do something in your own will

displacement

the removal of someone or something from its usual place or position

implicit

something expressed indirectly

paradigm

a typical example or model for something

hysteria

a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic among a large group of people

prudent

sensible and careful

grotesque

unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you

devoid

none of it, nothing

futile

no point in doing it usually because it has to chance of succeeding

bewildered

very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do

resigned

you accept ut without complaining because you realize that you cannot change it

defiance

behavior or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone

mitigate

to make less bad

grave

event: a situation that is very serious, important, and worrying

person: quiet or serious

edification

something done to instruct or teach

plausible

seems likely to be valid or true

ephemeral

lasting for a short period of time

vain

cocky, self centered; conceited

apparition

something you think you see but is not actually there

pretention

claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are

veritable

actual, true, or real; a word often used in figurative expressions to emphasize what actually happened

irreparable

so bad that it cannot be repaired or corrected

abashed

to feel embarrassed or ashamed

contemplate

to think carefully and for a long time