Vocabulary Words | Lessons 25-27 Flashcards
cede
a) to yield; to give up control over
b) to surrender possession of, especially by treaty
concede
a) to admit, often reluctantly, that something is true or right
b) to acknowledge defeat
c) to yield or grant rights or privileges
deceased
a) dead; no longer living
b) a dead person
egress
a) a path or an opening for going out; an exit
b) the act of coming or going out; emergence
c) to go out; to emerge
gradation
a) a systematic progression; a series of gradual changes
b) a passing, by almost imperceptible degrees, from one tone or shade to another
gradient
a rate of inclination; a slope
predecessor
someone or something that comes before another
regress
to go back to a previous, often worse or less developed, state; to revert
transgress
a) to go beyond a limit or boundary
b) to break a law or code by overstepping limits
unprecedented
not done or known before; without previous example
concurrent
happening at the same time; simultaneous
courier
a messenger carrying information or important documents
cursory
done quickly and not thoroughly; hasty
discursive
moving from one topic to another without order; rambling
incur
to bring about something undesirable as a result of one’s own actions
