Midterm Vocab Flashcards
to hasten the occurence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly. to hurl down from great height
precipitated
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
elicited
make less intense; satisfy
assuage
a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
epitome
a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work in such a state
ferment
a natural or habitual inclination or tendency
proclivity
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
expostulate
to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
infringe
to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
intercede
a gap, opening, break
hiatus
pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook
provincial
to make oneself agreeable & thus gain favour or acceptable by others
ingratiate
mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view. to hide, conceal; eclipse
occulted
peevish, annoyed by triffles, easily irritated & upset (Valerie)
petulant
supposing that something is true w/o having evidence to confirm it
surmise
to sympathize w, to have pity or sorrow for
commiserate
resulting from chance rather than from inherent cause or character; accidental
adventitious
strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
stringent
a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
millennium
to spread through, penetrate, soak through
permeate
wearied, worn out, dulled
jaded
to direct or order; to prescribe a coarse of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
enjoined
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or shallow in colour
lurid
to assign or refer to (as cause or source), attribute
ascribed
