2Q english vocab

chide

to scold mildly or express disapproval

coalition

a union of individuals, groups, or nations for some specific purpose

commensurate

Corresponding in degree, number, or size; in proportion

Connotation

A secondary meaning suggested by a word, in addition to the word's dictionary definition

Diabolic

Very cruel; wicked; demonic

Dilapidated

Fallen into a state in which repairs are badly needed; broken down

Integral

Necessary to the whole; belonging to the whole

noxious

Harmful to life or health; poisonous

Scenario

A sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested

Yen

A strong desire; craving

atrophy

To wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disuse, disease, or injury (said of a body part); to wither away

deplore

to feel or express strong disapproval of

deprivation

Lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities

exacerbate

to aggravate; make more severe

imperative

necessary, urgent

mitigate

To make less severe or less intense; relieve

objective

not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed

panacea

something supposed to cure all diseases, evils, or difficulties; cure-all

unprecedented

Being the first instance of something; never having occurred before

utilitarian

made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations

decorum

correctness in behavior and manners; standards or conventions of socially acceptable behavior

Espouse

To support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause)

exhilaration

Cheerfulness; high spirits

exorbitant

Excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate

extricate

To free from a tangled situation or a difficulty

facilitate

To make easier to do or to get

orthodox

Following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted

rejuvenate

To make (someone) feel or seem young again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again

synchronize

To cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause (clocks and watches) to agree in time

tenuous

Having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported

assimilate

To become more similar to a larger whole; especially, to blend into or adjust to a main culture

belligerent

Quick or eager to argue or fight; hostile; aggressive

demeanor

conduct; outward behavior; manner

denunciation

A strong expression of disapproval; an act of condemning, especially publicly

dissipate

To thin out or scatter and gradually vanish; drive away

indolent

Lazy; avoiding or disliking work

Nonchalant

Calm, carefree, and casually unconcerned

unassuming

modest; not boastful or arrogant

unilateral

Involving or done by only one side

inherent

existing as a natural or essential quality of a person or thing; built-in