VOCAB QUIZ unit 3

Aspire

Verb - to have strong desire or ambition to achieve a goal or something

she aspires to become a surgeon one day

Assuage

Verb- to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or severe, to satisfy desire (pain)

A warm bowl of soup helped assuage her headache on the cold night

Comprise

Verb- to consist of, to be made up of, include or contain

The team is comprised of members from all backgrounds

Conjecture

Noun/verb- an opion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information (noun) to form an opion about something without evidence (verb)

The can only conjecture about the reason for his vanishing

Culminate

Verb- to reach a climax or point of highest development; to end or arrive at final state

The negotiations are expected to culminate in a new trade agreement next week

Discern

Verb- to perceive or recognize something; to distinguish something or someone with difficulty by sight or with other senses- detect

it can be difficult to discern fact or fiction in headlines

Endeavor

Verb- to try to hard to achieve something, attempt by showing effort

The team will endeavor to finsh project by end line

Nascent

Adj- just coming into existence and begging to display signs or future potential, being born, or beginning

The country is a nascent economic power

Neologism

Noun- a newly coined word or expression or a new meaning for an existing word

Google is a modern neologism that is now commonly used as a verb

Neophyte

Noun- a person who is new to a subject skill or belief, a beginner, a person with no expirence

The computer course is deigned for neophytes

Novel

Adjective- new and original, diffrent form anything seen before, original

The engerniiers proposed a novel approach to the problem

Novelty

Noun- the quality of being new unusual or original, a new experience or thing

The novelty of the new smartphone soon wore off and he wanted an upgrade

Novice

Noun- a person who is not experienced or skilled in a particular area: a beginner

As a complete novice at skiing she struck to bunny hill

Perchance

Adverb- perhaps, by chance

perchance would you want to join me this weekend for dinner

Prudence

noun- the quality of being careful and sensible; good judgement and caution, especially in practical matters

Businesses are showing remarkable prudence in their investment stages

Reconcile

Verb- to restore agrrment after there’s been a conflict

It was difficult to reconcile her gentle public persona with all the aggressive email she sent in private

Supersede

Verb- to replace something, take the place of

The new policy will supersede the old regulations regarding wages

Wont

Adj- an established custom, accustomed to do something

He was wont to take a walk after dinner each night

Yield

Noun- to produce, provide, give over

The investment should yield a good return

Thwart

Verb- to prevent Someone from accomplishing something, to frustrate or block, prevent , as an effort or plan or desire

The heavily rain managed to thwart their picnic plans