Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
A natural preference or tendency
propensity
Deserving of blame, criticize, or disapproval
reprehensible
Happening by chance, by accident, or at random; lucky
fortuitous
Comfort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation
solace
A person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups; a go-between
liaison
To be deliberately vague in order to mislead
equivocate
Faultless; perfect
impeccable
Showing or expressing concern, care, or attention
solicitous
Tending toward or open to something beforehand
predisposed
A pretense or counterfeit; something meant to deceive
sham
To authorize, allow, or approve
sanction
To cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with a large number or amount
inundate
To avoid by going around or as if by going around; to escape from, prevent, or stop through cleverness
circumvent
Quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out
reticent
Healthy and strong; vigorous
robust
Sticking or holding together; unified
cohesive
Noisy; expressing feelings loudly and intensely
vociferous
A gradual natural decrease in number; becoming fewer in number
attrition
Causing grief or pain; very serious or severe
grievous
Unaware; failing to notice
oblivious
To fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of
depreciate
Not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection
indiscriminate
Marked by much sitting; requiring or taking little exercise
sedentary
A belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group
tenet
Brief and clear; effectively concise
terse
To hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object
bolster
Curious; eager to learn
inquisitive
Plentifully supplied; well-filled
replete
Vague; unclear
nebulous
To assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition
relegate
An ideal or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection
utopia
Noisy and disorderly; boisterous
raucous
A source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to; option
recourse
Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness
bureaucratic
To state again or repeatedly
reiterate
Independence; self-government
autonomy
A group’s expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence
mandate
To expel or exclude from a group; shun
ostracize
Equal in effect or value; the same as
tantamount
Holding firmly; persistent; stubborn
tenacious
Something that acts as a disadvantage; a drawback
liability
Done in secret; kept hidden
clandestine
Out of place; having parts that are not in harmony or that are inconsistent
incongruous
A possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against; possibility
contingency
Living, growing, or produced naturally in a particular place; native
indigenous
Beyond what is needed, wanted, or useful; extra
superfluous
Producing many works, results, or offspring; fertile
prolific
To clear of an accusation or charge; prove innocent
exonerate
Self-centered; seeing everything in terms of oneself
egocentric
To restore to a previous position or condition; bring back into being or use
reinstate
Doctrine, system, practice of
-ism
Trust, faith, loyalty
fid
Straight, right
rect
Without, lacking, not
a-, an-
First (in order or importance)
prim, prime
True, real
ver
With, together
sym-, syn-
New, original, fresh
nov
All
pan-
Book
bibl-, biblio
To delay or slow; get in the way of
impede
Including much or everything; broad or complete in coverage
inclusive
To speak or write in favor of; support
advocate
The authority to administer justice; power; range or extent of authority
jurisdiction
A strong dislike or distaste; hatred
antipathy
To set free from slavery, captivity, or oppression
emancipate
Contrary to nature or reason and thus laughable; absurd
preposterous
A personal peculiarity; quirk
idiosyncrasy
Dangerous; risky; dangerously uncertain
precarious
About to happen
imminent
