Set 4 Flashcards
Homogeneous
being the same
Hetereogeneous
being different
Palpable
Tangible, something you can feel “palpable tension”
imperative
very important “it is imperative that you get this done now”
incongruous
being different or inconsistent with other things
circumvent
to avoid, to go around
stymie
to prevent, to hinder “stymie progress”
orthodox
traditional
unorthodox
non-traditional
outsized
having a massive, disproportionate effect “he had an outsized role in the project”
arduous
requiring a lot of effort “arduous task”
conjecture/postulate/supposition/posit
to hypothesize
relinquish
to give up “relinquish control”
monetize
to make money from something
novel
new “novel technique”
exorbitant
massive amount relating to money “exorbitant price”
disparate
being different “disparate elements came together beautifully”
rectify
to fix
reprieve
pardoning, giving a break
concurrently
to happen at the same time
