unit 2 Flashcards
shockingly obvious; outrageous
flagrant
to take a risk of; dare
venture
including all or much
comprehensive
to restore to a normal life through therapy or education
rehabilitate
to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties
persevere
complete confusion
turmoil
an event bringing great loss and misery
calamity
to consider carefully; think deeply about
ponder
customary; ordinary
conventional
enigma
a mystery or puzzle
dispatch
to send to a specific place or on specific business
nocturnal
of, about, or happening in the night; active at night
attest
to make a statement about something on the basis of personal experience; bear witness; testify
orient
to determine one’s location or direction; to locate in relation to a direction(east, west, etc.)
discern
to recognize; detect
enhance
To improve; add to the strength, beauty, or value of something
attribute
Moving or able to move from place to place
exemplify
to be an example of; be typical of
constitute
to make up; be part of
default
to fail to do something required
predominant
most common or most noticeable
prerequisite
something required beforehand
confiscate
to seize with authority; legally take possession of
decipher
to interpret or read(something confusing or hard to make out)
nominal
slight; very small compared with what might be expected
concurrent
Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous
recession
A temporary decline in business
hypothetical
Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical
Intricate
Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex
suffice
To be good enough
degenerate
To worsen; deteriorate
sanctuary
A place of safety, protection, or relief
Intercede
To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else
Vulnerable
Open to damage or attack; susceptible
Implausible
Difficult to believe; unlikely
sinister
Evil; wicked
Scrutiny
Close inspection; careful examination
Incoherent
Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way
flex, flec
Bend
semi-
Partly; half
bio-
Life; of living things
pater, patri
Father
-ate
Cause to become
-ward
In the direction of; toward
claim, clam
Call; cry out
forc, fort
Strong
hum
Person; having to do with people
fin
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