Semester 2 Unit 1

English vocabulary set

affect

to influence or impact

effect

outcome or consequence

avarice

greed

benevolent

well meaning and kindhearted

circumvent

to go around, bypass, or avoid

disingenuous

insincere

exemplary

commendable; praiseworthy

fallacious

deceptive; misleading

impetuous

impulsive; rash

indiscriminate

lacking judgment or selectivity; thoughtless

jettison

to throw off, discard, or abandon

lucrative

profitable; moneymaking

nuance

subtle difference; slight variation

plethora

overabundance; excess

pretentious

attempting to impress by projecting exaggerated importance; ostentatious

quell

to suppress or stop

redolent

fragrant; reminiscent

substantiate

establish by evidence; confirm

tout

publicize; promote; praise extravagantly

unabated

with undiminished force, power, or vigor