Seal's Semester 1 Vocab
100 Vocabulary Words From Semester 1
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- abstract
- (adj) general; not concrete
- aesthetic
- (adj) having to do with the appreciation of beauty
- alleviate
- (v) to ease a pain or a burden
- ambivalent
- (adj) simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
- apathetic
- (adj) feeling or showing little emotion
- auspicious
- (adj) favorable; promising
- benevolent
- (adj) well-meaning; generous
- candor
- (adj) sincerity; openness
- cogent
- (adj) convincing; reasonable
- comprehensive
- (adj) large in scope or content
- contemporary
- (adj) current, modern; from the same time
- conviction
- (n) a fixed or strong belief
- diligent
- (adj) marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
- dubious
- (adj) doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
- eclectic
- (adj) made up of a variety of sources or styles
- egregious
- (adj) conspicuously offensive; blatantly bad to an extreme degree
- exculpate
- (v) to free from guilt or blame
- florid
- (adj) describing flowery or elaborate speech
- gratuitous
- (adj) given freely; unearned; unwarranted
- hackneyed
- (adj) worn-out through overuse; trite
- idealize
- (v) to consider perfect
- impartial
- (adj) not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
- imperious
- (adj) arrogantly domineering or overbearing
- inherent
- (adj) inborn; built-in
- innovative
- (adj) introducing something new
- inveterate
- (adj) long established; deep-rooted; habitual
- laudatory
- (adj) giving praise
- maverick
- (n) one who resists adherence to a group
- mollify
- (v) to calm or soothe
- novel
- (adj) strikingly new or unusual
- obdurate
- (adj) stubborn; hardened against feeling or emotional appeal
- objectivity
- (n) treating facts uninfluenced by emotion
- obstinate
- (adj) stubbornly adhering to an opinion
- ornate
- (adj) elaborately decorated
- ostentatious
- (adj) describing a pretentious display
- paramount
- (adj) of chief concern or importance
- penitent
- (adj) expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
- pervasive
- (adj) dispersed throughout
- plausible
- (adj) seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
- profound
- (adj) having great depth or seriousness
- prosaic
- (adj) unimaginative; dull
- quandary
- (n) a state of uncertainty or perplexity
- rancorous
- (adj) hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
- spurious
- (adj) not genuine; false; counterfeit
- stoic
- (adj) indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
- superfluous
- (adj) extra; unnecessary
- tenuous
- (adj) having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
- timorous
- (adj) timid; fearful about the future
- transitory
- (adj) short-lived; temporary
- vindicated
- (v) freed from blame
- adulation
- (n) high praise; laudatory remarks
- adversity
- (n) misfortune; an unfavorable turn of events
- amicable
- (adj) friendly; agreeable
- assiduous
- (adj) persistent; hard-working
- censure
- (v) to criticize harshly
- circuitous
- (adj) indirect; taking the longest route
- clairvoyant
- (adj) able to foresee the future (can be used to refer to someone exceptionally insightful, but not necessarily a literal fortune teller)
- conformist
- (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs
- congregation
- (n) a crowd of people; an assembly
- convergence
- (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
- demagogue
- (n) leader; rabble-rouser; usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
- digression
- (n) straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
- divergent
- (adj) separating; moving in different directions from a particular point
- empathy
- (n) identification with the feelings of others
- emulate
- (v) to imitate; follow an example
- enervating
- (adj) weakening; tiring
- ephemeral
- (adj) momentary; transient; fleeting
- evanescent
- (adj) quickly fading; short-lived, esp. an image
- exemplary
- (adj) outstanding; an example to others
- extenuating
- (adj) excusing; lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime; of mitigating factors
- fortuitous
- (adj) happening by luck; fortunate
- frugal
- (adj) thrifty; cheap
- hedonist
- (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
- impetuous
- (adj) rash; impulsive; acting without thinking
- impute
- (v) to attribute an action to particular person or group
- incompatible
- (adj) opposed in nature; not able to live or work together
- inconsequential
- (adj) unimportant; trivial
- inevitable
- (adj) certain; unavoidable
- integrity
- (n) decency; honesty; wholeness
- intrepid
- (adj) fearless; adventurous
- intuitive
- (adj) instinctive; untaught
- jubilation
- (n) joy; celebration; exultation
- longevity
- (n) long life
- mundane
- (adj) ordinary; commonplace
- nonchalant
- (adj) calm; casual; seeming unexcited
- novice
- (n) apprentice; beginner
- opulent
- (adj) wealthy
- parched
- (adj) dried up; shriveled
- perfidious
- (adj) faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
- precocious
- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
- pretentious
- (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
- procrastinate
- (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
- prosperity
- (n) wealth or success
- provocative
- (adj) tending to provoke a response like anger or disagreement
- prudent
- (adj) careful; cautious
- querulous
- (adj) complaining; irritable
- renovation
- (n) repair; making something new again
- resilient
- (adj) quick to recover
- ruminate
- (v) to think about carefully; to ponder over; to meditate
- spontaneity
- (n) impulsive action; unplanned events