Vocabulary 4.2 Flashcards
Emigrate
Move out of a country or region to settle in another
Immigrate
Move into foreign country or region as a permanent resident
Eminent
Standing or jutting out; conspicuous; famous; distinguished; noteworthy
Imminent
Hanging over one’s head; threatening; about to occur; impending
Enervate
(Literally, “take out the nerves or strength”) lessen the strength of; enfeeble; weaken
Erosion
Gradual wearing away; deterioration; depletion
Evoke
Bring out; call forth; elicit; produce
Invoke
Call on for help or protection; appeal to for support
Excise
Cut out; remove by cutting out
Incise
Cut into; carve; engrave
Exclusive
- Shutting out, or trending to shut out, others
2. Not shared with others; single; sole
Inclusive
- (Literally, “shutting in”) including the limits (dates, numbers, etc.) mentioned
- Broad in scope; comprehensive
Exhibit
(Literally “hold out”) show; display
Inhibit
(Literally, “hold in”) hold in check; restrain; repress
Expel
Drive out; force out; compel to leave; banish; eject
Impel
Drive on; force; compel
Implicate
(Literally, “fold in or involve”) show to be part of or connected with; involve; entangle
Impugn
(Literally, “fight against”) call in question; assail by words or arguments; attack as false; contradict; attack; malign
Incarcerate
Put in prison; imprison; confine
Inscribe
(Literally, “write on”) write, engrave, or print to create a lasting record; imprint; autograph
Insurgent(n.)
One who rises in revolt against established authority; rebel; mutineer
Insurgent(adj.)
Rebellious; insubordinate; mutinous
Extracurricular
Outside the regular curriculum, or course of study
Extraneous
Coming from or existing outside; foreign; not essential; not pertinent; irrelevant
Extravagant
Outside or beyond the bounds of reason; excessive
Intramural
Within the walls or boundaries; confined to members
Intraparty
Within a party
Intrastate
Within a state
Intravenous
Within or by the way of veins
Con(Adv.)
Against; on the negative side
Con(n.)
Opposing argument; reason against
Contraband
Merchandise imported or exported contrary to law; smuggled goods
Contravene
Go or act contrary to; violate; disregard; infringe
Controversy
Dispute; debate; quarrel
Counter
Contrary; in the opposite direction
Countermand
Cancel(an order) by issuing a contrary order; revoke
Incontrovertible
Not able to be “turned against” or disputed; unquestionable; certain; indisputable
Intercede
Interfere to reconcile differences; mediate; plead in another’s behalf; intervene
Intercept
(Literally, “catch between”) Stop or seize on the way from one place to another; interrupt; catch
Interlinear
Inserted between lines already printed or written
Interlude
Anything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission
Intermediary
Go-between; mediator
Intermission
Pause between periods of activity; interval; interrruption
Intersect
(Literally, “cut between”) Cut by passing through or across; divide; cross
Interurban
Between cities or towns
Intervene
Come between
