Vocabulary - Unit 2 Flashcards
analogous
adjective
similar or comparable to something else in general or in some specific detail; similar in a way that invites comparison
appreciable
adjective
enough to be estimated or measured
automaton
noun
- a moving mechanical device made to imitate a human being; robot
- a machine that performs a function according to a predetermined set of coded instructions
- reference to a person who seems to act in a mechanical or unemotional way
boycott
noun
a refusal to have commercial dealings with an organization in protest against its policies
boycott
verb
to refuse to sponsor or to do business with
coincide
verb
to occur or exist at the same time
crest
noun
the highest point or pinnacle; a ridge
crest
verb
to peak
devastate
verb
- to bring something to destruction through violent action; to destroy
- to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
dynamic
noun
an efficient incentive
dynamic
verb
- characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
- expressing action rather than a state of being
elimination
noun
- removing or getting rid of something; excretion
- analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities by systematically ruling out unacceptable alternatives
- in mathematics, removing an unknown quantity by combining equations
exploitation
noun
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful 2. an act that victimizes someone
fatalistic
adjecitive
accepting that everything that happens is inevitable
incipient
adjective
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
pecuniary
adjective
relating to or involving money
potential
adjective
existing only as a possibility and not in fact
potential
noun
something that can develop or become actual; possibility
predominant
adjective
most frequent or common; having superior strength, influence, or authority
prohibitive
adjective
- a law or rule forbidding or restricting something
- a price or charge excessively high, difficult, or impossible to pay
reluctant
adjective
slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty; hesitant
salve
noun
a greasy substance to apply to wounds or sores; a remedial or soothing influence or agency
salve
verb
to remedy with something
squirm
verb
to twist about like a worm