Vocab #3 Flashcards
Indoctrinate
(v) To instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view. To teach or inculcate.
• The purpose of education is not to indoctrinate but to inform.
Proliferate
(v) To grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation. To increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.
• Without treatment, the pathogen can proliferate.
Ideology
(n) A body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group. Such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan, as that of fascism, along with the devices for putting
it into operation.
Panacea
(n) A remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all. An answer or solution for all problems or difficulties:
• His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.
Reverberate
(v) To reecho or resound:
•Her singing reverberated through the house.
To rebound or recoil. To cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
Debase
(v) To reduce in quality or value; adulterate:
• They debased the value of the dollar.
To lower in rank, dignity, or significance:
• He wouldn’t debase himself by doing manual labor.
Venerate
(v) To regard or treat with reverence; revere.
• One should always obey their parents and venerate their ancestors.
Vapid
(adj) Lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
• vapid tea.
Without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious:
• a vapid party; vapid conversation.
Inordinate
(adj) Not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive:
• He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
Unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.:
• an inordinate admirer of beauty. Disorderly; uncontrolled.
Not regulated; irregular:
• inordinate hours.
Multifarious
(adj) Having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
Numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold: • • multifarious activities.
Lassitude
(n) Weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.;
lack of energy; listlessness; languor. A condition of indolent indifference:
• the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon.
Urbane
(adj) Having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
• an urbane manner.
Reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression:
• He maintained an urbane tone in his
Allure
(v – with an object) To attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable. To fascinate; charm.
(v – without an object) To be attractive or tempting.
(n) Fascination; charm; appeal.
Supersede
(v – with an object) To replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
To set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete:
• They superseded the old statute with a new one.
To succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant.
Zeal
(n) Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
• The zeal to buy real estate burnt out after the subprime mortgage crisis.
