Humanities vocab list 1-20

atrophy

to waste away

deplore

to condemn

deprivation

a deficiency

exacerbate

to make worse

imperative

essential

mitigate

to relieve

objective

fair

panacea

a complete solution

unprecedented

unheard-of

utilitarian

practical

meter

measure

scope

look

son

sound

dec

ten

stell

star

absolve

to clear of guilt

adamant

firm

amiable

good-natured

amoral

lacking ethical principles

animosity

strong dislike

antagonist

an enemy

eccentric

odd

encounter

a meeting

epitome

a perfect model

malign

to speak ill of

pater

father

punct

point

tion

act or state

caco

bad

flu

flow

Exhort

to urge

flamboyant

flashy

foible

a minor fault

innocuous

without bad effects

magnanimous

forgiving

masochist

someone who enjoys being hurt

meticulous

very careful

rancor

deep hostility

recrimination

an accusation in reply

repugnant

disgusting

dyna

power

hyper

over

luna

moon

octa

eight

gyro

turn

adept

skillful

encompass

to include

eradicate

to erase

homogenous

the same throughout

presumptuous

too forward

sordid

ugly

standardize

to make the same

entrepreneur

a business investor

stint

a length of time

stringent

demanding

stereo

solid

ism

doctrine

cogn

know

alter

other

astr

star

connoisseur (noun)

an authority

conspiracy (noun)

a plot

contrite (adjective)

sorry

distraught (adjective)

upset

germane (adjective)

related; relevant

lucid (adjective)

easy to understand

plight (noun)

an unfortunate situation

superficially (adverb)

slightly

symmetrical (adjective)

balanced

verbose (adjective)

wordy

matri

mother

mega

large

pop

people

sangui

blood

demo

people

austere (adjective)

very plain

esoteric (adjective)

difficult to understand

facsimile (noun)

an accurate copy

grotesque (adjective)

strange-looking

mesmerize (verb)

to fascinate

metamorphosis (noun)

a change of form

notorious (adjective)

regarded negatively

perfunctory (adjective)

uninterested

provocative (adjective)

attention-getting

travesty (noun)

a joking, disrespectful imitation

endo

within

phobia

fear

ortho

straight

put

think

ver

true

a-, an

without

bibl, biblio

book

fid

faith

-ism

a set of beliefs

Nov

original, new

Pan

all

Prim, Prime

first

Rect

straight

Sym, syn

together

ver

true