Vocab Notebook

Soliloquy

the act of talking to oneself (usually in a play of poem)

Suave

smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated(smooth in texture, performance, or style)

Carnal

relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites.

Serendipitous

Occuring or discovered by chance inA happy or beneficial way.

Austere

Stern and cold in appearance or manner

Glib

marked by ease and fluency in speaking of writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful

Facetious

A humorous, joke making light of something usually regarded as serious of sacred.

Jargon

the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group

Vexed

feeling or showing irritation, annoyance, or distress

Maudlin

excessively sentimental (self-pityingly)

Consecrate

dedicated to a sacred purpose

Proposition

Something offered for consideration or acceptance (proposal)

Torrential

flowing/falling rapidly with force and in copious quantities

Subsequent

following in time, order, or place

Aggrandize

to make great or greater (increase, enlarge)

Acquisition

the act of acquiring or gaining something

Discord

lack of agreement or harmony

Creed

religious belief (set of fundamental beliefs/guiding principle)

Sublunary

of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world

Vice

moral depravity or corruption: wickedness (moral fault or failing)

Inalienable

incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred

assuage

to lessen the intensity of: ease

elicited

to call forth or draw out

simmer

to stew gently below or just at the boiling point

valiance

the quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery, valor

buttress

architecture; a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building

leverage

the action of a lever or the mechanical advantage gained by it

sanction

a formal decree

prospect

an extensive view

saboteur

one that practices sabotage

eccentricities

the quality or state of being eccentric (deviation from established pattern or norm)

liaise

to establish liaism (a close bond or connection)

dilemma

undesireable or unpleasant choice

divided

an individual share of someting distributed

tenure

The act, right, manner, or term of holding something

intrinsic

belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing

aerosol

a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas

cannabis

a tall Asian herb that has a tough fiber and is often separated into a tall loosely branched species and low-growing densely branched species.

linguistic

of or relating to language or the study of human speech

connote

to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning

immutable

not capable of or susceptible change

garment

an article of clothing

petition

a formal written request made to an authority or organized body

vigil

the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary

colleague

an associate or coworker typically in a profession or a civil or ecclesiastical office and often of similar rank or status.

ecclesiastical

of or relating to a church especially as an established institution

heir

one who receives property from an ancestor: one who is entitled to inherit property

apparent

open to view: VISIBLE (clear or manifest to the understanding)

elude

to avoid adroitly: EVADE

course

the act or action of moving in a path from point to point.

euphoria

a feeling of well-being or elation

apotheosis

the perfect form or example of something: QUINTESSENCE (the highest or best part of something: PEAK)

bipartisan

of, relating to, or involving members of two parties (marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties)

surveil

to subject to surveillance (close watch kept over someone or something-as by a detective)

infiltrate

to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes.

escalating

to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope.

negotiation

the action or process of negotiating (to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter)

oversight

watchful and responsible care (regulatory supervision)

punitive

inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment

interoperable

ability of a system (such as weapons system) to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system.

pediatric

of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice (a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents)

mandate

an authoritative command (especially: a formal order from a superior court of official to an inferior one)

ventilation

the circulation of air

filtration

the process of filtering

bond

an obligation made binding by a forfeit of money (a binding agreement)

unsophisticated

lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes.

stereotype

a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgement.

phenomenon

a rare or significant fact or event (abnormal occurence)

autobiography

the biography of a person narrated by that person: a usually written account of a person's life in their own words.

den

the lair of a wild usually predatory animal

entrenched

to establish solidly

scolding

the action of who scolds (to fault angrily)

obligated

to bind legally or morally: constrain

impressionable

easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability

conventional

lacking originality or individuality

patronizing

showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others: marked by condescension

catastrophe

a momentus tragic even ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin

irritable

easily exasperated or excited

incomprehensible

impossible to comprehend: unintelligible

fascinating

extremely interesting or charming: captivating

privy

sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).

feign

to give a false appearance; to pretend

supercilious

having or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

riotous

marked by or involving public disorder

levity

excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking

mar

to spoil, ruin, damage, or disfigure

bungalow

a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof

wistful

full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy (longing)

gruff

rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect

desolate

devoid of inhabitants or visitors; deserted

optimism

Hopefulness and confidence about the future (positive outlook on life)

adversity

difficulties; misfortune

tenure

the act, right or manner, or period of holding something, such as property, a position, or an office.

ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

phlegmatic

having an unemotional and stolidly calm demeanor/disposition

propensity

an inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way

imperative

of vital importance; crucial

disreputable

not considered to be respectable in character or appearance

egalitarian

believing of the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

naught

nothing