Unit 4 Vocab Test Flashcards
Arbitrary
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system, or unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.
Circumstance
a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
Comprehend
grasp mentally; understand.
Concentration
the action or power of focusing one’s attention or mental effort.
Conform
comply with rules, standards, or laws.
Consent
permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
Constitute
be (a part) of a whole, or give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law.
Despotism
the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
Diffuse
spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.
Obligate
bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally.
Posterity
all future generations of people.
Precede
come before (something) in time.
Proclaim
announce officially or publicly.
Prone
likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome.
Subdivision
the action of subdividing or being subdivided.
Subsequent
coming after something in time; following.
Susceptible
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
Tyranny
cruel and oppressive government or rule.
Unalterable
not able to be changed.
Uniform
not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times.
Alien
belonging to a foreign country or nation.
Array
an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing, or an ordered arrangement, in particular.
Classify
arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
Diminutive
extremely or unusually small.
Enigma
a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
Evoke
bring or recall to the conscious mind.
Frigid
very cold in temperature.
Merge
combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.
Mingle
mix or cause to mix together.
Parasite
an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host’s expense.
Perennial
lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
Sprawl
sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way.
Stunted
prevent from growing or developing properly.
Tenuous
very weak or slight.
Undulate
move with a smooth wavelike motion.
