Hwoc vocabulary

Cessation

A halt

Commence

To begin

Deter

To prevent from happening

Hamper

To limit the progress of

Obstruction

Something that gets in the way

Preclude

To make impossible

Procrastinate

To put off doing

Scuttle

To run with short hurried steps

Subside

To become less active

Thwart

To discourage from acting

behold

To look upon

discernment

skill in perceiving

envision

to imagine or picture

foresee

to know in advance

gape

to stare in amazement

impressionistic

based on personal response

myopia

shortsightedness

perceptive

sensitive and aware

premonition

an advance warning

subliminal

unconscious

atlas

a book of maps

epicure

a person with fine taste in food

galvanize

to spur to action

jovial

cheerful

nemesis

an opponent or a force that can't be conquered

pyrrhic victory

a very costly success

quixotic

seeking an unrealistic goal

saturnine

gloomy

Sisyphean

requiring endless, useless effort

solecism

improper language

archaic

ancient

argot

informal expressions of a particular group

connotation

the suggested meaning of a word

denotation

a specific meaning of a word

idiom

a nonliteral expression

jargon

specialized words of a profession or trade

pidgin

simple speech from combined languages

semantics

the study of work meanings

standard

conforming to established usage

vernacular

everyday language

Indisputable

Beyond doubt

Red herring

Something that draw attention away

Substantiate

To support with evidence

Dupe

To fool someone

Fallacy

A false belief

Infer

To draw a conclusion

Apologist

A person who defends an idea

Dissuade

To discourage someone

Refute

To prove wrong

Imply

To suggest indirectly

Reproach

To criticize

Quibble

To argue over unimportant things

Eulogy

A spoken or written tribute

Adulation

Excessive praise

Laudable

Worthy of praise

Critique

A detailed review

Anathema

A hated person or thing

Homage

Respect shown publicly

Commend

To give approval

Accolade

An award

Bland

Not spicy

Pungent

Having a sharp smell

Devour

To eat greedily

Quaff

To drink heartily

Culinary

Relating to cooking

Ravenous

Very hungry

Cutlery

Utensils

Morsel

A small piece of food

Simmer

To cook slowly

Savory

Tasty

Pugnacious

Eager to fight

Decomposition

Process of rotting or breaking down

Pulverize

To grind to powder

Eradication

Pulling up by the roots

Stagnant

Still and foul

Havoc

Chaos; destruction

Blight

Something that causes harm or ruin

Mar

To damage, ruin, or spoil

Cataclysm

A violent upheaval

Obliterate

To wipe out

Generate

To bring into being; to create

Novice

A beginner

Initiative

The ability to start something

Incipient

Just starting to exist

Embark

To board a ship

Overture

Introductory music

Innovation

Something new

Debut

A first appearance

Broach

To bring up a subject

Convene

To meet or come together formally

Reputable

Trustworthy or honorable

Overt

Open not hidden

Veracity

Accuracy or truthfulness

Duplicity

Deliberate deception

Devious

Meant to trick shifty

Guile

Sly intelligence

Fictitious

Imaginary or fake

Gullible

Easy to deceive

Masquerade

To put on a false appearance

Hypocritical

Saying one thing but doing the opposite