Lecture Vocabulary: Transcript Page 1

Interpersonal Qualities and Emotional States

  • Convivial

    • This term describes an individual who is friendly, lively, and enjoyable to be around.

    • It can also be applied to an atmosphere or event that is jovial, festive, or social in nature.

  • Penitent

    • A state of feeling or showing profound sorrow and regret for having committed a wrongdoing.

    • To be penitent is to be actively repentant for one's actions.

  • Contrite

    • Closely related to penitent, this describes the feeling or expression of remorse; it specifically denotes being deeply affected by guilt.

  • Diffidence

    • This refers to a quality of modesty or shyness that results specifically from a lack of self-confidence.

    • A diffident person may be hesitant to speak or act due to uncertainty about their own worth or abilities.

  • Magnanimity

    • The condition of being very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

    • It implies a person who is free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.

Behavioral Tendencies and Dispositions

  • Circumspect

    • This describes a cautious and wary disposition.

    • A circumspect individual is unwilling to take risks and meticulously considers all possible circumstances and consequences before acting.

  • Vexation

    • The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

    • This is typically used to describe the reaction to something trivial or persistent.

  • Contentious

    • This describes a topic, situation, or person that is likely to cause an argument or is inherently controversial.

    • It implies a tendency to engage in heated disagreement.

  • Subversive

    • Characterized by an intent to subvert, undermine, or overthrow an established system, institution, or authority figure from within.

Perception and Quality Assessment

  • Conspicuous

    • An attribute of being clearly visible or standing out in such a way as to attract immediate attention.

  • Discernible

    • Refers to anything that is able to be perceived, recognized, or detected by the senses or by the mind.

  • Meretricious

    • Describes something that appears attractive and alluring on the surface but, in reality, lacks value, integrity, or substance.

    • It is often associated with being gaudy or vulgarly attractive.

  • Dubious

    • This term refers to a state of hesitating or doubting.

    • It is also used to describe something that is suspect or not to be relied upon as being true or honest.

  • Appraising

    • The act of assessing the value, quality, or nature of something.

    • It involves making a formal or informed judgment about the worth of an object or person.

Temporal and Procedural Concepts

  • Superseded

    • To take the place of a person or thing that was previously in authority or in use.

    • This implies that the original has become obsolete or is being supplanted by something more current.

  • Protracted

    • Lasting for a long period of time, or extending longer than what was originally expected or usual.

  • Curtailed

    • The act of reducing something in extent, quantity, or duration.

    • It often involves imposing a restriction or a cut-off on an activity.

  • Obviated

    • To remove a need or a difficulty.

    • This can also mean to avoid or prevent a problem from occurring in the first place, rendering it unnecessary to deal with.

Evaluative and Generative Verbs

  • Epitomize

    • To serve as a perfect, typical, or definitive example of a particular quality or type.

  • Extol

    • To praise someone or something enthusiastically and publicly.

  • Substantiate

    • The process of providing evidence to support or prove the truth of a claim, theory, or statement.

  • Engendering

    • To cause or give rise to a specific feeling, situation, or condition.

    • It involves the act of bringing something into existence.