vocab pt 2 electric boogaloo

detract

Diminish the worth of

defraud

Obtain money from someone illegally with deception

defer

Put off

deferential

Respectful, showing humble submission

demagogue

Politician who appeals to ppl instead of what is good for the nation

dilate

make/become wider/more open

diaphanous

Light, translucent, delicate (FABRIC)

dialectic

Art of investigating the truth of opinions (reasoning/argumentation)

verdict

Say the truth

indict

Announcement of a crime

indignant

feeling/showing annoyance at unfair treatment

disseminate

Spread widely

dissipate

(a feeling) disappears

dissuade

Persuade to not do something

doctrinaire

Seeking to impose a set of beliefs in all circumstances 

didactic

Something meant to teach

orthodox

Straight belief - no deviation

dogma

Principle laid down by an authority as TRUE

dogmatic

Inclined to law down principles as true (adj for a person)

doleful

mournful

dolorous

feeling/expressing great sorrow/distress

doldrums

State of stagnation

inactive

endow,

Provide with a quality

indubitable

Without a doubt

conducive

Making a certain situation possible

seduce

Led away from your beliefs/morals 

inductive

Way to describe something that leads to something else

induce

To lead on to do something/persuade

duress

The use of force/threats - coercion

dour

frowning/stern

obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change

epitaph

A phrase/form of words written in memory of a person who has died

epidermis

Most superficial layer of skin

epistle

A letter

epitome

Top cut of something (very best)

epithet

Description expressing a quality characteristic of something

adequate

satisfactory

equity

fairness/justice

equanimity

Mental calmness

erroneous

incorrect

aberrant

Departing from standard

errant

Straying away from proper course - adventure?

obsolescent

Becoming out of date/no longer produced

acquiescent

Ready to accept something without protest

convalescent

Recovering from an illness/operation

euphemism

A good word/way of saying something that isn’t great

euphonium

Of good sound

euthanasia

Painless killing

eugenics,

Study of arranging reproduction to get good characteristics

eulogy

Funeral speech

extricate

To free oneself (from a constraint/difficulty)

exonerate

Release from blame/duty/obligation

extenuate

Cause an offense to seem less serious

egress

Action of going out/leaving a place

egregious

Extremely bad in a way that is noticeable

extrasensory

Residing beyond ordinary senses

extraneous

Unrelated to the subject being dealt with

extrapolate

Using existing info to make an educated guess about the future

affable

Easy to approach/talk to

ineffable

Inexpressible (too sacred)

 

facsimile

An exact copy/to copy (simile)

facile

Easily done

prolific

Highly productive

soporific

Causing sleep (spore)

configuration

Arrangement of things

effigy

A crude representation

feign

pretend

fait accompli

Something already done

ex post facto

From a thing done afterward/having effect on a thing that happened in the past

confer

To consult together

referendum

Vote on a subject that was referred to you 

proffer

offer

defer

To put off

proliferate

To increase in number multiplicatively/rapidly

vociferous

Crying out noisily (voice)

fervor

Intense heat

fervid

Burning (literally)/enthusiasm (metaphoric heat)

effervescent

bubbling

affidavit

A written statement confirmed by oath/affirmation (used as evidence in court)

diffident

Lacking trust in your own ability

perfidy

Deliberate breaking of trust

fiduciary

A person who is entrusted with property/power to benefit someone else

semper fidelis

Always faithful (marine corps)

flamboyant

Strikingly bold

inflammatory

Tending to arouse anger

flagrant

obvious

conflagration

Destructive fire

deflect

Turn from a true course/swerve

inflect

To alter/adapt (think voice)

afflict

To distress (someone, they are affected)

inflict

To impose

profligate

Shamelessly + completely immoral

affluent

Flowing with money

influx

Something flowing in

mellifluous

sweetly/smoothly flowing

forestall

To prevent in advance

forgo

To give up

forbearance

Self-control from something

fortuitous

Lucky and accidental

refraction

Bending of light as it passes through something 

infraction

Violation of a law/agreement

infringe

Actively break terms of a law

fruition

Moment when a plan works

profound

Very great/intense

transfusion

joining someone else's blood with yours (simple addition)

profuse

abundant

effusive

Gratitude pouring out of you

suffuse

Gradually spread through/over

infusion

Introduction of a new element/quality into something, changing it

genesis

Origin of something (think bible)

degenerate

Showing evidence of decline

homogeneous

Of a similar kind

genre

Category of artistic composition

ingenuous

Innocent and unsuspecting

congenital

Present from birth

progeny

descendant(s) of something

engender

To cause

miscegenation

Relationships between ppl of different ethnic groups

sui generis

unique

ignoramus

A stupid person

prognosis

The likely course of a disease

cognitive

Relating to thinking/acquiring knowledge

grandeur

Impressive in appearance

grandiose

Pretentiously impressive in appearance

aggrandize

Increase the power/status/wealth of

grandiloquent

Grand in a way to impress

ingrate

Person who shows NO gratitude

ingratiate

Bringing yourself into favor through flattery

gratuity

A tip ($$)

gratuitous

Uncalled for

aggrieve

To distress

grievous

Very severe/serious(ly bad)

gravitas

seriousness/dignity


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