IV1 - Improving Vocab Skills - Unit 1

Epitome

- the example of /face of

Absolve

- to clear of guilt

Taint

- negatively effect, to damage

Attribute

- a characteristic

Calamity

- a tragedy

Dispatch

- to send to a specific place or to specific business

Enigma

- a puzzle

Rehabilitate

- to return to normal life

Amoral

without good morals /ethical principle

Euphemism

- a term that doesn't offend /a softer term

Syndrome

- a group of symptoms

Animosity

- hatred.

Absolve

to clear of guilt

Adamant

to be firm about, set in

Amiable

kind, good-natured

Amoral

without good morals/ethical principle

Animosity

hatred

Antagonist

enemy

Eccentric

varying, strange, odd

Encounter

meeting

Epitome

the example of/face of

Malign

to speak ill of, talk ish about

acclaim

praise

adjacent

near, close to, next to

elicit

to bring out/draw forth

engross

to hold interest of

escalate

to rise, expand, increase, intensify

exploit

to take advantage of/ use selfishly or unethically

methodical

with a method, done in a certain way, orderly

obsolete

no longer active or in use, extinct

tangible

able to touch/feel, solid

terminate

to end

allusion

nod to/hint to

altruistic

unselfish

appease

to please, to calm

arbitrary

impulsive

assail

to attack

banal

unoriginal

euphemism

a term that doesnt offend/a softer term

mercenary

greedy

syndrome

a group of symptoms

Calamity

a tragedy

Comprehensive

complete

Conventional

usual

Flagrant

obvious, blatant

Fluctuate

to change/vary

Persevere

to keep going

Ponder

to think about

Rehabilitate

to return to normal life

Turmoil

conflict/disorder

Venture

to dare

Attest

to declare to be true

Attribute

a characteristic

Discern

to see clearly

Dispatch

to send to a specific place or to specific business

Enhance

to make better

Enigma

a puzzle

Exemplify

to illustrate

Mobile

movable

Nocturnal

of the night

Orient

to locate