lit vocab 2

discerning

insightful; perceptive

disclose

provide information; reveal

discord

disagreement; dissonance

discourse

exchange of ideas; conversation

disdain

a feeling of scorn or contempt

disparage

say negative things; belittle

disparate

different

disperse

spread around; scatter

dissolution

separation into parts; the process of dissolving

distended

swollen; extended

dissent

to disagree, especially with the majority, or with an authority

divergence

the act of splitting off into different directions

dogmatic

sticking to long-held beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed minded

diverse

different; varied

doleful

extremely sad

eclectic

choosing from various sources; carefully selective

eccentric

different from most, especially in personality or behavior

efface

erase

effervescence

the quality of being bubbly or full of life

efficacy

the ability to produce desired

elated

extremely happy; overjoyed

eloquence

powerfully effective speech

embellish

to make more beautiful; decorate; adorn

emulate

imitate

endemic

native to a particular country or among a particular group

endorse

promote; recommend

enervate

sap the strength; weaken

enhance

intensify; improve

enigma

mystery; puzzle

enmity

mutual hatred

ephemeral

temporary; short-lived

eradicate

remove completely and permanently; exterminate

erratic

unpredictable; differing from what is normal or expected

erudition

the knowledge acquired through many years of study

esoteric

know to; or understood by, a limited group of people

ethereal

heavenly; fine; delicately beautiful

eulogize

to praise highly; to extol

euphemism

a word or phrase that's used to make an unpleasant idea sound better

evasive

tending to avoid giving direct answers

exacerbate

to make a bad situation worse

expurgate

to remove offensive words; ideas; or symbols; censor

extempraneous

done without planning; improvised

exalt

raise in rank; elevate; praise

expunge

erase

extol

praise

extraneous

unnecessary; irrelevant

extricate

to free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle

exuberant

uncontrollably joyous

fallacious

false; misleading

fastidious

difficult to please

fickle

lacking loyalty; unpredictably changeable; erratic

fervor

strong passion

flaccid

lacking firmness; soft; limp

flagrant

openly and obviously evil; glaring; conspicuous

fledgling

beginner

flippancy

treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect

foment

to stir into action, rouse, incite

foresight

the ability to see ahead, anticipate, or predict

frugal

careful with money; thrifty

fulminate

to explode, either with sound or anger

furtive

sneaky; secretive

futile

hopelessly ineffective; useless; in vain

garbled

changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted; scrambled

garish

flashy; gaudy

garner

collect; gather; accumulate; earn

garrulous

very talkative; loquacious

genial

friendly; gracious; kind

germane

relevant; fitting

girth

distance around an object; circumference

glutton

a person who eats or consumes huge quantities of food or drink; someone with great endurance

gregarious

sociable; extroverted; enjoying companionship

gravity

seriousness

hackneyed

unoriginal, trite

gullible

easily deceived

hamper

interfere with movement or progress

haphazard

without plan or direction

harague

a long lecturing speech

harbor

to provide or refuge; hide

hardy

bold; brave; capable of withstanding harsh conditions

hedge

to avoid giving a clear answer; thereby escaping responsibility or blame

heed

notice; pay attention to

heinous

shockingly evil

heresy

an opinion expressed in defiance of generally accepted ideas

hiatus

gap; interruption; a break in continuity; a pause

hierarchy

a group of people in authority, ranked in order of power; a sequential listing

homage

respect paid to someone or something; tribute; honor

homogenous

the same throughout; consistent; uniform

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration

hypocrite

an insincere; one who pretends to have feelings he doesn't really possess

idolatry

the worship of objects or people as gods

imbue

to fill, as with a strong dye or a strong feeling

imminent

about to take place happening soon

immutable

unable to change

impair

to weaken in strength or value

impasse

a situation from which you cannot escape; stalemate

impassive

without feeling; expressionless

impede

get in the way; hinder

impetuous

taking sudden action; hasty; impulsive

impostor

pretender

impudence

rudeness; insolence