vocab mp3 + 4

claustrophobia

an intense and irrational fear of enclosed or confined spaces

cloister

seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery

preclude

prevent from happening; make impossible.

recluse

a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people

cinematic

cinema or movies; having qualities typical of a film, such as visual drama or style

kinesthetic

Related to the awareness of body movement and position; involving physical activity or motion

telekinesis

The supposed ability to move objects with the mind, without physical contact

kinetic

Relating to or resulting from motion; characterized by movement

circumlocution

the use of indirect language to avoid saying something directly

circumnavigate

to travel fully around something

circuitous

longer than the most direct way, indirect

circumstance

the surrounding situation of a condition relevant to an event or action

circumference

the distance around the edge of a circle

intrude

to thrust or force in or upon someone or something especially without permission, welcome, or fitness

protrude

to jut out from the surrounding surface or context

intrusive

projecting inward

appease

to bring to a state of peace or quiet

pacify

to restore to a tranquil state

pact

an international treaty to create peace

pacifist

someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes

synapse

the point where a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another

synthesis

the combination of elements to form a whole

syntax

the way in which linguistic elements are put together to form constituents

synergy

combined action

symmetry

balanced proportions

advocate

someone who pleads the cause of another

vocation

a summons to a state or course of action

revoke

to bring or call back

invoke

to call forth

provoke

to call forth a feeling or action

evoke

to call forth or bring to mind / recollection

exigency

and urge need or demand

Agitate

to make someone troubled or nervous

Cogitate

to think deeply about something

Agile

able to move quickly

Cogent

clean logical and convincing

Ambivalent

having mixed feelings about something

Ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

Emulate

match or surpass something usually by imitation

Denigrate

criticize unfairly

Commiserate

express or feel sympathy or pity

Amalgamate

combine or unite to form one organization

Exonerate

clear someone from blame or fault

Deciduous

shredding a tree or shrub leaves annually

Recidivism

the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

bowdlerize

remove material that is considered improper or offensive from text making it weaker

Tantalize

torment someone with the promise of something unattainable

Magnanimous

generous especially towards a rival or someone less powerful

Panacea

a solution or remedy for all diseases

Pandemonium

wild and noisy disorder

Pantomime

express or represent something by extravagant mime