WORD 1) beatific 2) behemoth 3) blandishment 4) cacophonous 5) chicanery o consign 7) coup 8) euphemism 9) febrile 10) gainsay 11) imminent 12) innate 13) loath 14) manifest 15) minutiae 16) moratorium 17) nostrum 18) pariah 19) visionary 20) wizened Unit #14- Vocabulary - English Il Honors DEFINITION P.O.S. Adi Blissful; rendering or making blessed N A creature of enormous size, power, or appearance N Anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk Adj Harsh-sounding, discordant, dissonant N Trickery, deceptive practices or tactics; double-dealing To give to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for special use N A highly successful act or plan or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership N A mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute Adj Feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic V To deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose Adj About to happen, threatening Adj Adj Natural, inborn, inherent; built-in Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined Adj Clear, evident to the eyes or mind Plural N Small or trivial details, trifling matters N N N A suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay An alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness One who is rejected by a social group or organization N One given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight Adj Dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)

Centripetal force

A force that acts on an object moving in a circular path, directed toward the center of the circle.

Acceleration

The rate at which an object changes its velocity.

Newton's First Law

An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a net external force.

Kinetic energy

The energy of an object due to its motion, calculated as 1/2 mv^2, where m is mass and v is velocity.

Potential energy

The stored energy of an object based on its position or state, often related to height in a gravitational field.