SMSU Comp Vocab 1 & 2

cogent

strong and to the point; convincing

exigent

urgent; pressing; critical

assay

To test or analyze

intransigent

refusing to compromise; stubborn

incite

to stir up, to provoke, to urge

resuscitate

to bring back to consciousness, to revive

solicitous

showing care or worry, concerned

perturb

to make worried or upset, to bother

turbid

cloudy, confused, muddled

alacrity

enthusiastic quickness, eagerness

celerity

speed or quickness, rapidity

degenerate

a corrupt wrongdoer, a ruffian

engender

to bring about, to produce

genre

a kind or type of art, a style

cognate

related to or coming from the same source

innate

natural or present from birth

nascent

in the act of being born, growing, developing

transfigure

to change the form or appearance of, to transform

fictive

not real, imaginary

feign

to make up or invent, to pretend, fake

Parturient

about to bring forth or give birth, pregnant, in labor

repertory

the range of work an artist can produce or preform

turbulent

very excited or upset, agitated, chaotic