UNIT 1 VOCAB Flashcards
Merit
Deserving reward or praise
Okra
Green vegetable
Editorialize
To express an opinion instead of facts
Compensate
Make up for something that is lacking
“she worked extra hours to compensate for her absence”
Puny
Small or weak
Synthetic
Something that is fake
Attribute
To explain something by indicating a cause
i ATTRIBUTE my success to my hard work
Foyer
Entrance hallway
Indiscriminately
Done without carefully judging
“the kids threw candy indiscriminately making a mess everywhere
Chalk up
You think something is caused by a specific reason
Multilate
Cut off or cause severe injury
Wherewithal
Having the means or resources to do something
“she didnt have the wherewithal to pay for the repairs”
Posse
Group of people with a common goal
Gorge
Eating something greedily or excessively
Grimace
Facial expression usually out of disgust, pain or disapproval
Obligatory
obey or must follow.
wearing a seatbelt is obligatory while driving
Overt
Open to view / obvious
his anger was overt to everyone
Facade
false appearance
“his smile was a facade for his saddness”
Marginalize
make someone less important ir less visible
“my voice was margibnalized in the discussion”
Comply
to follow or obey a rule, request or law
the company musy comply with saftey regulatiosn
Regimen
Regular routine or plan of actions especially for health
she follows a strcit exercise regimen to stay fit
Subside
To become less intense, to decrease
her anxiety started to subside when she got the good news
Yuppie
A young college educated adult who is employed
Reservation
A tract of public land set aside
