Vocab learning (1)

Elucidate (v)

• 解釋

• The author wrote a second article to elucidate the complex theory

Pervasive (adj)

• 無處不在

• Smart technology has a pervasive influence on modern daily life

Equivocal (adj)

• Ambiguous

• The results of the investigation were equivocal

Paucity (n)

• Insufficient quantities or a severe shortage

• The police dropped the charges due to a paucity of concrete evidence

Implement (v)

• 實施

• The company will implement a new policy next week to enhance productivity

Capricious (adj)

• 不似預期

• Confidence turns into helplessness as soon as the situation becomes capricious

Ephermal(adj)

• 短暫

• The happiness was only ephemeral as it was the last second of their time together

Unprecedented (adj)

• 前所未有

• His psychological resilience shattered under a series of unprecedented events

Incentive (n)

• 誘惑

• The angel offered him a guaranteed happy life as an incentive for him to sacrifice his consciousness

Cohesive (adj)

• Working together as a unified whole

• They must agree on a cohesive strategy to win

Cognizant (adj)

• Having knowledge or being aware of

• An entrepreneur must be cognizant of the economic fluctuations

Ubiquitous (adj)

• 無處不在

• The introduction of technology has created ubiquitous impacts

Exacerbate (v)

• 惡化 making a situation worse

• The increase in living cost has only exacerbated polarisation

Disparate (adj) / Disparity (n)

• Things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison

• They both have disparate approaches to problem-solving

  
  

Pernicious (adj)

• 有害 (especially in a gradual way)

• Technology arguably has created a pernicious influence

Cumbersome (adj)

• Heavy, large or complicated in a way that makes something difficult to do, handle or manage

• The application process is cumbersome and time consuming

Facetious (adj)

• Not to be take literally or seriously

• Although jokes are usually facetious, people may sometimes be offended by them

  
  

Arduous (adj)

• Requires strenuous effort

• Since the task is extremely arduous, many people decided not to attempt

Presumptuous (adj)

• Showing lack of respect by doing something that you shouldn’t

• The presumptuous behaviour from the professor has offended individuals

Pensive (adj)

• In deep or serious thought (emo)

• She looks at the hospital pensively as her friend is in the hospital

Circuitous (adj)

• Not the most direct method of way

• He took the circuitous path accidentally to reach his destination

• He explained the solution circuitously and confused everyone in the room

Conscientious (adj)

• Being morally responsible

• She made a conscientious effort to reduce her plastic waste

Meticulous (adj)

• Showing great attention to detail

• They are meticulous with the task delegated by their manager

Convoluted (adj)

• Extremely difficult to follow

• The student feel irritated since the professor gave convoluted instructions

Germane (adj)

• Closely related to something else

• Your statements are not germane to the central argument

Preposterous (adj)

• Ridiculous

• It is preposterous to be rude to a kind person

Perfunctory (adj)

• Performed as a habit

• It is impossible to observe her emotions as she always gives a perfunctory smile

Truculent (adj)

• Being aggressively hostile

• He was truculent after the argument with her

Defamatory (adj)

• False or unjustified harm to one’s reputation

• The Defamatory words startled everyone

Esoteric (adj)

• Understood by a small group of people only

• They get along because they have the same esoteric experiences