Level 1 Vocab words

  • abundant: existing or available in large quantities; plentiful

  • pervasive: existing or spreading through every part of something

  • adhere: to believe in and follow the practices of

  • precursor: a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind

  • accentuate: make more noticeable or prominent

  • advocate: to publicly support or recommend

  • prohibitive: forbidding or restricting something; excessively high or difficult to pay

  • allude: to suggest or call attention to

  • analogous: comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared

  • tranquil: free from disturbance; calm

  • anecdote: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

  • relevant: closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered

  • outsized: larger, greater, or more significant than what is considered typical

  • apprehensive: anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

  • unattainable: not able to be reached or achieved

  • arbitrary: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

  • lineage: descent from an ancestor

  • assert: to state a fact or belief confidently or forcefully

  • bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, group, or person compared with another

  • concede: to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

  • coarseness: the quality of being rough or harsh

  • validate: to check or prove the accuracy or validity of something

  • corroborate: to confirm or give support to

  • substantiate: to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

  • underscore: to emphasize or draw attention to

  • undermine: to lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of

  • consensus: a general agreement

  • decisive: settling an issue; producing a definite result

  • eloquent: fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

  • exert: to make a physical or mental effort

  • dispute: a disagreement, argument, or debate

  • denounce: to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

  • skeptical: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

  • provoke: to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one in someone

  • overlook: to miss or fail to notice something

  • repression: the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling or quality

  • speculate: to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

  • subtle: so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe

  • retain: to continue to have; keep possession of

  • degrade: to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect

  • divergent: tending to be different or develop in different directions

  • explicit: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

  • imminent: about to happen

  • counteract: to oppose or neutralize the effects of something by taking contrary or opposing actions; to offset or balance out

  • impede: to delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing

  • prominent: important; famous

  • reciprocate: to respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one

  • refute: to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false

  • prevalent: common

  • oppressive: unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint

  • novel: new or unusual in an interesting way

  • inevitable: certain to happen; unavoidable

  • obscure: to make unclear, uncertain, or difficult to understand

  • conventional: ordinary or commonplace

  • detractor: a person who tries to take away from the quality, value, or reputation of something or someone

  • dispersed: spread widely

  • elicit: evoke or draw out a response, answer, or fact from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions

  • catalyze: to bring about a chemical reaction; to bring about or inspire

  • evade: to escape or slip away

  • exploit: to make full use of and derive benefit from; to treat someone unfairly in order to make money or gain an advantage

  • sporadic: occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

  • momentous: of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events

  • pristine: clean and fresh as if new; spotless

  • constrict: to make narrower or tighten

  • ecology: study of the natural world

  • entomology: study of insects

  • genetics: study of genes

  • ornithology: study of birds

  • paleontology: study of fossils

  • zoology: study of animals

  • astronomy: study of stars and planets

  • botany: study of plants

  • neuroscience: science of the brain

  • geology: study of rocks

  • anthropology: study of human behavior and social organization

  • archaeology: study of historical human activity through the excavation of physical objects

  • economics: study of monetary systems

  • ethnography: study of individual cultures

  • folklore: study of traditional stories and myths

  • sociology: study of everyday human social behaviors and interactions

  • empirical: relying on hard data

  • hierarchy: system of rank

  • indigenous: native

  • inhibit: prevent or impede

  • pigment: color

  • predisposed: having a tendency toward

  • equitable: fair and just; treating everyone equally

  • regenerate: regrow

  • stimulus: something that provokes a specific response

  • indulgent: having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous

  • feasible: possible

  • oblivious: unaware

  • absolve: to clear of wrongdoing; pardon

  • behold: to see or observe something, often with a sense of wonder

  • acclaim: to praise openly

  • rectify: to correct or make right

  • chastise: to criticize severely

  • satiate: to satisfy

  • adversary: opponent

  • align: to support or adopt the position

  • comprehensive: complete

  • strenuous: requiring great effort or energy

  • contingent: dependent upon

  • rudimentary: very basic

  • badger: to pester or annoy

  • imposing: having a striking appearance or commanding pressure

  • deplete: to decrease the supply of

  • adverse: unfavorable, unlucky, harmful

  • ominous: menacing, threatening

  • perpetuate: to continue; to keep from dying out

  • erratic: unpredictable

  • manifestations: visible or evident signs or expressions of something; to make something clear or apparent

  • depict: to draw or portray

  • exacerbate: to make worse; to aggravate

  • expedite: to speed up

  • monetize: to make money from something

  • foreboding: an ominous foretelling

  • aversion: intense dislike; revulsion

  • sedentary: passive or inactive

  • occupy: take possession of a place or thing

  • palatable: acceptable to the mind or senses

  • credible: believable

  • inconsequential: lacking importance or significance, trivial, unimportant

  • convene: to come together for a meeting or assembly

  • opulent: extremely wealthy; extravagant

  • livid: extremely angry

  • yield: to produce or provide

  • callous: insensitive

  • absolve: to clear of wrongdoing

  • meticulous: very concerned with details

  • scrutiny: critical observation or examination

  • inherent: inborn or naturally occurring in something

  • marginal: unimportant

  • debilitate: to make weak or feeble

  • debase: to lower in value

  • defunct: no longer in existence or use

  • articulate: well spoken

  • alleviate: to relieve or make more bearable

  • unyielding: not giving in