ap lit vocab #3

emigrate (verb)

: to leave one’s place of residence to live elsewhere

congeal (verb)

: to change from a fluid to a solid state by cold

: to make rigid, fixed, or immobile

recourse (noun)

: a turning to someone for help or protection

: the right to demand payment from the maker of a negotiable instrument (i.e. a check)

ruminate (verb)

: to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly

: to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed

empathy (noun)

: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and experiencing the feelings and thoughts of another

: the act of imagining one’s ideas, feelings, or attitudes as fully inhabiting something observed

inept (adj)

: generally incompetent

: lacking in fitness or aptitude

: not suitable to the time, place, or occasion

ersatz (adj)

: being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

pragmatic (adj)

: dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on ideas and theories

: relating to or being in accordance with philosophical pragmatism

epitomize (verb)

: to serve as the typical or ideal example of

devolve (verb)

: to pass on from one person to another

: to come by flowing down

: to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution

delineate (verb)

: to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail

: to indicate or represent by drawn lines

haggard (adj)

: having a worn or emaciated appearance

haggard (noun)

: an adult hawk caught wild

: an intractable person