Week 16-30 Senior Vocab

elucidate

To clarify by explaining.

lucent

Giving off light; easily seen through.

lucubration

Hard and difficult study.

translucent

Partly transparent; allows light to pass through but diffuses it.

amorphous

Without a definite shape or form; shapeless.

anthropomorphic

Having human form or traits.

metamorphosis

A physical or developmental change in an animal.

morphology

The study of the structure and form of plants and animals.

commutation

The change of a penalty to a milder form.

immutable

Not able or liable to change.

permutation

Transformation.

transmute

To change in shape, appearance, or nature.

cognate

Related because descended from the same language.

innate

Present from birth; part of the essential nature.

nascent

Coming or having just come into being.

renaissance

Rebirth or revival.

abnegation

Denial, especially self-denial.

negligible

So small as to be neglected or disregarded.

renegade

A person who deserts one cause, faith, or loyalty for another.

renege

To deny or take back.

orthodontics

Dealing with the treatment of crooked teeth.

orthodox

Holding established beliefs, especially in religion.

orthopedics

Correction or prevention of skeletal deformities.

orthography

The spelling of words according to standard usage.

expatriate

One living in a foreign land.

paternalistic

Tending to regulate the activities of those under control.

patrician

A person of high birth; an aristocrat.

patrimony

Property passed down from father or ancestors.

expedient

Suitable for bringing about a desired result.

expedite

To speed up the progress of.

impediment

Something that interferes with movement or progress.

pedestrian

Commonplace, ordinary, or unimaginative.

pedagogy

The art or profession of teaching.

encyclopedic

Relating to an encyclopedia.

pediatrician

Doctor specializing in children's health.

pedant

A formal, unimaginative teacher.

percolate

To trickle or filter through something porous.

peremptory

Urgent or commanding in tone.

permeate

To spread throughout.

persevere

To keep at something despite difficulties.

complaisant

Seeking to please or oblige.

placebo

A harmless substance given instead of medication.

placidity

Calmness; freedom from disturbance.

implacable

Not capable of being pleased, satisfied, or changed.

acropolis

The high, fortified part of a city.

megalopolis

A very large city.

politic

Cleverly tactful.

politicize

To give a political tone or character to.

populist

A believer in the rights of the common people.

populace

The common people or masses.

populous

Numerous or densely settled.

vox populi

Popular sentiment or opinion.

apprehensive

Looking at the future with anxiety or alarm.

comprehend

To grasp the meaning of; to understand.

prehensile

Adapted for grasping, especially by wrapping around.

reprehensible

Deserving stern criticism or blame.

procrastinate

To delay intentionally the doing of something.

prodigious

Arousing amazement or wonder.

prophylaxis

Treatment aimed at preserving health.

propitious

A sign of good things to come; promising success.

appropriate

To take exclusive possession of.

expropriate

To take away the right of possession.

proprietary

Relating to an owner or proprietor.

propriety

The state of being proper; appropriateness.

compunction

Anxiety caused by guilt

expunge

To remove, erase, or destroy

punctilious

Marked by exact agreement or conformity to details

pungent

Having a sharp, cutting quality

disputatious

Inclined to argue or debate

impute

To attribute

putative

Generally supposed; assumed to exist

reputed

Believed to be a certain way by popular opinion

abrogate

To abolish or annul

arrogate

To claim or seize without justification

derogatory

Expressing a low or poor opinion of someone or something

prerogative

A special or exclusive right, power, or privilege

transcend

To rise above the limits of; overcome, surpass

condescend

To stoop to a level of lesser importance or dignity

descendant

One that has come down from another or from a common stock

ascendance

Governing or controlling interest; domination

assimilate

To take in and thoroughly understand

simile

A figure of speech comparing two distinct things

simulacrum

An image or representation of something

simulate

To take on the appearance or effect of something

absolve

To set free from an obligation or guilt

dissolution

The act or process of breaking down or apart

resolve

To deal with successfully; to clear up

soluble

Able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be solved

auspicious

Promising success; favorable; fortunate

introspection

A looking within oneself to examine thoughts and feelings

perspicacious

Having acute or shrewd mental vision or judgment

astringent

Able to draw together soft tissues; rigidly severe

constrict

To draw together or make narrow; to limit or inhibit

prestigious

Having high status or eminence

stringent

Tight or constricted; severely or strictly regulated

deconstruction

Analysis of texts to expose underlying assumptions

infrastructure

Underlying foundation or basic framework

construe

To explain the arrangement and meaning of words

instrumental

Acting as a means, agent, or tool

intact

Untouched by anything that harms; entire, uninjured