Quarter 4 Vocab 1

Anomalies

something that is different from what is standard, normal, or expected

Engender

cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition

Panacea

solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

Digress

to leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

Flora

the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period

Morose

joyless and ill-tempered.

Adjunct

a thing added to something else as an extra rather than an essential part.

Collude

come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire

Bilateral

having or relating to two sides; affecting both sides.

Hemorrhage

an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel,

Provocation

action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry,

Permutation

one of several possible varieties

Avert

turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)

Subterfuge

deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Miscreants

a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

Efflorescence

the state or a period of flowering

Reproof

an expression of blame or disapproval

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated

Acuity

sharpness of thought, vision, or hearing.

Erroneous

wrong; incorrect

Arcane

understood by few; mysterious or secret.

Burgeon

begin to grow or increase rapidly

Pensive

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

Incendiary

designed to cause fires.

Feign

************* affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

Discrepancy

a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.