Vocabulary Terms

Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

• Charlatan

  • Definition: A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they don’t actually have; a fraud.

• Corroborate

  • Definition: To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.

• Disseminate

  • Definition: To spread information, ideas, or knowledge widely.

• Diverge

  • Definition: To separate from a path, direction, or opinion; to go in different directions.

• Dormant

  • Definition: Inactive, asleep, or not currently in use.

• Hoist

  • Definition: To lift or raise something, usually with effort or machinery.

• Illicit

  • Definition: Illegal or forbidden by rules.

• Irrevocable

  • Definition: Cannot be changed, reversed, or undone.

• Precipitate

  • Definition: To cause something to happen suddenly or unexpectedly; can also mean to throw down.

• Proliferation

  • Definition: A rapid increase or spread of something, such as cells, ideas, or weapons.