Vocab Test 4

broach

To talk or write about for the first time; to bring up.

convene

To assemble, usually for an official or public purpose; meet formally. To cause to assemble.

debut

a. The beginning of a career or other course of action. b. A first public appearance, as of an actor on stage. c. The formal presentation of a young women to society.

embark

a. To set out on a venture; commence: embark on a career. b. To board a vessel, especially at the start of a journey.

generate

To cause or create.

incipient

In an early stage; just beginning to exit or appear; an incipient smile.

initiative

a. The power, ability, or instinct to begin or follow through with a plan or task; enterprise. b. A first step or opening move. c. The procedure by which citizens can propose a new law by petition and vote on it.

Innovation

a. A creative act. b. Something begun or introduced; something that represents a change.

novice

a. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner. b. A person who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows.

overture

a. An act, offer, or proposal that indicates readiness to undertake a course of action. b. An instrumental composition that introduces an extended musical work.

cessation

The act of ceasing; halt

commence

To begin; start. To come into existence; having a beginning.

deter

To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt.

hamper

To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of; limit.

obstruction

An obstacle; something that blocks or gets in the way.

procrastinate

To put off doing something until a future time. To postpone or delay needlessly.

scuttle

To run hastily; scurry. To sink a ship by cutting or opening a hole in its hull.

preclude

To make impossible or unlikely.

subside

To sink to a lower or more normal level. To become less active.

thwart

To prevent from taking place; frustrate; block

Composite

• Put together from various parts

• In mathematics, having factors

• Something made up of various parts; a combination EX. Some computers can now create composite portraits, combining the features of several people.

Disposition

• One’s usual mood or temperament • Arrangement EX. Monica’s cheerful disposition makes her popular at Palmdale High School.

Exponent

• A person who speaks for something; a representative or interpreter of something

• A superscript number indicating how many times a given number is multiplied by itself EX. The movie star was a leading exponent of the Stanislavski method of acting.

Impostor

• A person who assumes a false identity for the purpose of deceiving others EX. The seemingly innocent man at the embassy party was an imposter, for he was in fact a high-level spy.

Juxtaposition

• Placement side by side or close together, often producing an unusual effect EX. When the paintings were placed in juxtaposition, I could see that the Monet was more skillfully executed.

Opposition

• The condition of being against, contrary to, or in conflict with

• A rival EX. The new plan for traffic control around the school met with opposition from both students and teachers.

Proposition

• A statement or plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal

• An issue put before voters EX. The board members discussed the vice president’s proposition for increasing trade in the Middle East.

Propound

To offer or set forth for consideration

Repository

A place for safe storage; a storehouse.

A source.

Supposition

An assumption.