English 9 tri 2 final

prodigious

huge or enormous

hubris

excessive pride or self-confidence

guile

sly or cunning intelligence

adversary

An enemy, opponent

usher

to escort someone or something

hospitable

to welcome guests warmly

dwell

to live somewhere or to linger physically or mentally

surpass

To do better than; go beyond in achievement or quality

perish

to die

diverse

having differences; variety

neurodiversity

differences in the way people think

entreat

To ask earnestly; to beg

delineate

describe or draw something carefully

di-

word part meaning two, twice, double

neuro-

word part meaning nerve, nerves or nervous system

transpire

to happen

ambiguous

having more than one meaning or can be interpreted in more than one way

pragmatic

to do things in a sensible way

pervasive

something that is everywhere

inconsistency

difference or disagreement between two things or statements which means that both cannot be true or correct

regress

to go back to an earlier and worse condition

arbitrary

not planned or chosen for a particular reason.

diverge

to become different from one another

profusion

a large amount of something

synonymous

to be very similar or have the same meaning.

syn-

word part meaning same or together

contrive

to make or plan something in a skillful way.

dispense

to officially provide something for people.

usher

to escort someone or something

vindicate

to show someone is not guilty or not wrong

righteous

morally good or fair

vindictive

acting with unreasonable cruelty toward someone who harmed them.

arrogance

believing you are better, smarter or more important than other people.

humility

humble

virtue

morally good behavior or character

impetus

the thing that makes something happen or happen more quickly

venture

to dare to go somewhere or do something that is dangerous or unpleasant

serene

calm and untroubled; peaceful

formidable

large, impressive and often frightening

criteria

a standard by which something may be judged

ponderous

heavy and slow moving

enumerate

to name or list things one by one

acuity

Someone's ability to understand

flux

Continuous change; it is dynamic.

subsequent

happens after something else

circumvent

to avoid something

interminable

something that feels like it never ends

notoriety

being famous or well known for something that is bad or people do not approve of

polarizing

an issue or event that divides people into two completely opposing groups

vendetta

a blood feud, a quest for revenge

distinction

a clear difference or separation between two similar things

solitude

that state of being alone that is peaceful and pleasant

circ/circum-

a word part meaning around

term-

a word part that means end or boundary

pariah

someone that has been rejected by their community

sully

to spoil or reduce the value of something and this could be something or someone's reputation.