Week 8.26-9.9 Vocabulary

acquit

perform one’s part; conduct oneself

cosign

give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over; hand-over; commit

effrontery

shameless boldness; insolence; gall; temerity; nerve; chutzpah

excruciating

causing great pain or anguish; agonizing; unbearably painful

scrutinize

examine very closely; inspect; vet

oblivious

(usually followed by of) forgetful; unmindful; not aware; unwitting

unruffled

not upset or agitated; calm; cool; uncluttered; imperturbable; collected

antonym: discomposed

residual

remaining after a part is used or taken

sweltering

oppressively hot; torrid; sultry

antonym: frigid

unwieldy

hard to wield (handle) because of size or weight; unmanageable; bulky; cumbersome

periodic sentence

presents the main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis

parallelism

a literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures

extrapolate

to infer (an unknown) from something that is know; conjecture.

explicit

fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal

implicit

implied, rather than expressly stated

paradox

a seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth

nuance

a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc

antithesis

an opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses

allusion

a reference, usually oblique, or to another thing, person, or idea

ambiguity

uncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation

aberration

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

antonym: normality, soundness

acquiesce

agree or express agreement

antonym: dissent; refuse

extol

praise, glorify, or honor

antonym: blame; criticize

impudent

improperly forward or bold; disrespectful; impertinent

antonym: humble; timid

inverterate

habitual

antonym: temporary

modicum

a small or moderate or token amount

obsequious

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery; often for purely self-interested reasons; excessively submissive

antonym: obstinate; stubborn

pedantic

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning; bookish

salient

conspicuous, prominent, or important

superfluous

more than is needed, desired, or required

antonym: insufficient; scarce