vocab 1+2

lit vocab

interloper

One who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others

internecine

Very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage // pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation

interpolate

To insert or add something between other parts, especially in a text or written work // To introduce material that severly alters a text or falsifies it

interregnum

any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the reign of a sovereign and a successor // an interval between controlling elements; an interruption in an otherwise continuous function or process

interpose

to insert between parts of something; to interject in a conversation // to apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere

juxtapose

to place side by side

propinquity

Nearness; proximity // kinship

rapprochement

reconciliation; restoration of cordial relatinos, especially between two countries

quiescent

at rest; dormant; motionless

acquiesce

to agree or consent without any objection

requiem

a mass or service for the repose of departed souls; muc, poetry, or other composition for the dead

unrequited

NOt reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind

abstruse

difficult to understand; complex

extrude

to push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape

obtrude

to force one’s ideas or oneself insistently upon others

altercation

a noisy quarrel

altruism

concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time; transitory; not everlasting

epitaph

an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there; a brief summary of a dead’s person life

epitome

a typical representation of something; a person who embodies a quality

eponymous

referring to the name of a person;a mythical being, or a literary figure associated with something, or to a word incorporating the name of such a person

paradigm

an example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or a concept

paradox

a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction

paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

parameter

in math, a constant that has variable values and is used to determine other variables // a factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary

peripatetic

walking or traveling about

peripheral

pertaining to the boundary of an area // of minor importance

anathema

a person or thing detested and shunned // a curse, especially a formal church ban or excommunication

antithesis

an exact opposite; a complete contrast // a rhetorical device juxtaposing contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure

epithet

a word or phrase used positvely or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to or replacing a name