Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
Acquire
to come into possession of
“I acquired the key to my door”
anecdote
story
“I told the teacher my anecdote of why I was late to school today
augment
to enlarge or increase
“I augmented the image so that I can clearly see it”
censure
strong disapproval
“I showed my censure to my friend going back to his ex”
constrain
hold back
“I had to constrain my friend from beating someone up”
denounce
To speak out against openly
“I denounced the teacher when she said all apples are red”
disparage
to belittle or criticize
“I disparaged the bad service at a Michelin star restaurant”
embellish
to make better by adding details
“I embellished my friend’s story by saying that he fought off 3 bullies, not 1”
exasperate
to irritate intensely
“The mosquito bite was exasperating”
gullible
easily tricked
“Hey there is the word gullible on the ceiling”
incompetent
Not qualified
“He is incompetent of racing with varsity because of his bad mile time”
irrelevant
Unrelated
“The reason for WW2 is irrelevant when talking about chemistry”
phenomenon
an impressive or unusual event or occurrence
“The sun exploding in a couple billion years is a phenomenon”
objective
not influenced by bias
“I swear to be objective, say the jury”
prudent
careful and sensible
“I made a prudent decision of not getting into that white van as a kid”
