HAL Notes

Malignant - Negative Force… harmful (adj)

Benign - Positive, harmless (adj)

Spectral - Ghost-like, synonym: substanceless ex: spectral evidence (adj)

Theocracy - Government centered around the church (noun)

Antagonistic - Force that works against (adj)

Manifest - That which is plainly obvious (adj); to develop to be obvious (v) ex: His anger manifested into a tirade. Manifest Destiny

Usurp (v) - To steal power, rights, land

Abject (adj) - Lowest, most miserable form of a negative state (They live in abject misery; he gave an abject apology) Very Negative

Affectation (n) - Fake behavior to impress

Icon (n) - Symbol

Iconoclast (n) - person who criticizes popular people/beliefs

Furtive (adj) - Acting to avoid detection, usually to avoid guilt

Juxtapose (v): compare to show stark contrast

Onerous (adj): Laborious, great effort, overwhelming

Demographic (adj/n): (adj) details pertaining to a group (n) a group

Deluge (n): A flood (Could be figurative or literal)

Culpable (adj): Blame-worth (Negative connotation)

Imply (verb): To hint or indirectly state; message out

Infer (verb): To deduce, to reach a reasonable conclusion; message in

Superfluous (adj): Excessive

Rapacious (adj): Super duper really greedy

Pragmatic (adj): Practical, reasonable, logical

Sordid (adj): LIterally or morally dirty