NDA english vocab list

100 terms sophomore, 200 by senior

evoke

to bring or recall to the conscious mind

deduce

to arrive at a conclusion through reasoning through reasoning

advocate

to publicly recommend or support

adhere

to believe in and follow the practices of

tenuous

very slight or weak

consensus

a general agreement

bolster

to support or strengthen; prop up.

validate

to check or prove the validity or accuracy of something

erratic

irregular in pattern or movement

obstruct

to block or deliberately make something difficult

nuanced

characterized by slight degrees of meaning or expression

repression

to restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.

curtail

to reduce in extent or quantity

prominent

important; famous

provoke

to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one, in someone.

buttress

to increase in strength of or justification for; to reinforce.

subtle

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

subsumed

induced or absorbed into something else

substantiate

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

repudiate

to refuse to accept or be associated with.

ironic

happening in the opposite way from what is expected, and typically causing amusement because of this.

palpable

easily noticeable

derive

to obtain from a specific source

resilient

able to withstand of recover quickly from difficult conditions

denounce

to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

mandate

to order something to be done or someone to behave a certain way

foster

to encourage or promote the development of

juxtapose

to place close together for a contrasting effect

reciprocate

to respond to gesture or action by making a corresponding one

epitome

to be a perfect example of

capitalize

to attempt to gain an advantage from an opportunity or situation

renounce

to formally declare one’s abandonment of a claim, right, or possession.

induce

to succeed at influencing or persuading someone to do something

equity

the quality of being fair or impartial

imminent

about to happen

impede

to delay or prevent someone or something by obsturcintg; to hinder.

outsized

exceptionally large

assert

to state a factor belief confidently

allude

to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

degrade

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect.