Vocab 2-5 Flashcards
What does ‘aberration’ mean?
deviating from the right path or usual course of action
What does ‘belittle’ mean?
to make something seem less important.
What does ‘immaterial’ mean?
insignificant; unimportant.
What does ‘judicious’ mean?
careful; showing sound judgment
What does ‘lackluster’ mean?
lacking brightness; dull; lacking liveliness, vitality, or enthusiasm
What does ‘facilitate’ mean?
to make easy; to bring about.
What does ‘galvanize’ mean?
to arouse suddenly; to startle.
What does ‘hackneyed’ mean?
used too often; trite; commonplace
What does ‘iconoclast’ mean?
a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions.
What does ‘jargon’ mean?
the specialized vocabulary of members of a group.
What does ‘kindle’ mean?
to catch fire
What does ‘labyrinth’ mean?
a maze;
What does ‘malicious’ mean?
spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful.
What does ‘nomenclature’ mean?
a systematic naming in an art or science.
What does ‘obliterate’ mean?
to destroy leaving no traces
What does ‘debilitate’ mean?
to weaken.
What does ‘eclectic’ mean?
consisting of selections from various sources.
What does ‘fallacy’ mean?
false idea; mistaken belief.
What does ‘garbled’ mean?
confused; mixed up.
What does ‘haphazard’ mean?
not planned; random.
