List 5 Flashcards
absorbed
taken in or soaked up, greatly interested
acknowledged
generally recognized and accepted
advocacy
supporting a cause
aerial
relating to air or atmosphere
aggravate
to make worse
alleviate
to relieve
ambivalence
having mixed feelings
anon
soon, shortly
acquisition
the act of acquiring something
attribute
to explain by indicating a cause
binary
something made up of two things or parts
bureaucratic
relating to running an organization
bystander
one who is present but not taking part in a situation, spectator
catastrophic
causing sudden great damage or suffering, extremely unfortunate
circumvent
find a way around, overcome
civilian
a person not in the armed services or police force
commissioned
ordered to be made in exchange for payment (usually art)
compelling
captivating, convincing
complementary
completing
comprises
to be made up of
concealed
out of sight, hidden
conceptualized
form a concept or idea of
conform to
to obey or comply with
conjecture
a guess
contemporary
modern, current
contrive
create in a way that seems artificial
convey
to carry to a place, make something understandable to someone
corollary
a proposition (statement that expresses opinion) that follows from one already proved
