Module 1 vocabulary Flashcards
concede
To acknowledge or admit (defeat)
concur
Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic
congenial
To be of the same opinion; agree
conundrum
A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma
convene
To cause to come together formally; convoke
disbar
To prohibit (an attorney) from the practice of law by official action or procedure
disconcerting
To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange
disengaged
To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
dishearten
To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit
dispassionate
Not influenced by strong feelings or emotions; impartial
disinclined
Unwilling or reluctant
disseminate
To scatter widely, as in sowing seed
epigram
A short, witty poem expressing. single thought or observation
epigraph
An inscription, as on a statue or building
OR
A small quotation at the beginning of a literary work
epithet
A term used to characterize a person or thing
OR
character description, attribute/a phase of contempt
expatriate
To send into exile, to remove (oneself) from residence in one’s native land,
One who has taken up residence in a foreign country
expound
To make known or set forth; present
expunge
To erase, delete, or strike out
extradite
To give up or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority.
importune
To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly
imposing
Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment
impromptu
Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance
improvident
Not providing for the future; thriftless
incarcerate
To shut in, confine
indecorous
Lacking propriety or decorum
indict
To accuse of wrongdoing or criticize severely
ingratiate
To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort
intransigent
Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising
