english 10h unit 3 vocab

word, part of speech, def

abatement

(noun) the lessening of something

abstract

(adj) an idea without physical existence

annotation

(noun) a note or comment added to a text

abitrary

(adj) random choice

assertion

(noun) a confident and forceful statement

benevolent

(adj) kindly

coherence

(noun) being logical and consistent

convergence

(noun) to come together

deleterious

(adj) causing harm

evanescent

(adj) quickly fading or disappearing

fraught

(adj) filled with stress

gnarled

(adj) rough

hypothesis

(noun) conclusion based on limited evidence

illuminate

(verb) to light up

nonchalant

(adj) appearing very relaxed

parenthetically

(adverb) to add additional information

perfidious

(adj) untrustworthy

tonality

(noun) color scheme used

unification

(noun) process of being brought together

vindicate

(verb) clear (someone) of blame

wary

(adj) cautious about danger