unit 2 Flashcards
enigma
a mystery or puzzle
dispatch
to send to a specific place or on speicifc 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, north, south, west, ect.)
discern
to recognize; detect
enhance
to improve; add to the strength, beauty, or value of something
mobile
moving or able to move from place to place
attribute
a quality or feature of a person or thing
exemplify
to be an example; represent; be typical of
flagrant
shockingly obvious; outrageous
venture
to take the risk of; dare
comprehensive
including all or much
rehabilitate
to restore to a normal life through therapy or education
preserved
to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties
turmail
complete confusion; uproar
calamity
an event bringing great loss and misery
fluctuate
to vary irregularly; to go up and down or back and forth
ponder
to consider carefully; think deeply about
conventional
customary; ordinary
four, fourth
quard, quart
feeling, suffering
path, pathy
in a certain manner
ly
hearing, sound
audi, audio
to hang
pend
state, condition
hood
year
ann, enn
more than normal; overly; excessively
hyper
circle
cycl, cyclo
not the opposite of
non
constitute
to make up; be the parts of
default
to fail to do something required
predominant
most common or most noticeable
prerequsite
something required beforehand
confiscate
to seize with authority, legally take possession
decipher
to interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)
nominal
slight; very small compared with what might be expected
recession
a temporary decline in business
hypothetical
supposed for the sake of argument ot examination; imaginary; theoretical
