This document defines 216 terms related to vocabulary. It provides definitions for words ranging from conventionally meaning traditionally to homogeneity meaning of the same kind; alike. The terms cover a wide variety of topics including studies of language, maps, coins, as well as concepts like freedom, death, and politics.
This document defines 216 terms related to vocabulary. It provides definitions for words ranging from conventionally meaning traditionally to homogeneity meaning of the same kind; alike. The terms cover a wide variety of topics including studies of language, maps, coins, as well as concepts like freedom, death, and politics.
This document defines 216 terms related to vocabulary. It provides definitions for words ranging from conventionally meaning traditionally to homogeneity meaning of the same kind; alike. The terms cover a wide variety of topics including studies of language, maps, coins, as well as concepts like freedom, death, and politics.
This document defines 216 terms related to vocabulary. It provides definitions for words ranging from conventionally meaning traditionally to homogeneity meaning of the same kind; alike. The terms cover a wide variety of topics including studies of language, maps, coins, as well as concepts like freedom, death, and politics.
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Vocabulary
1. Conventionally: traditionally done or believed
2. Regal: entertain guest 3. 4. Epigraphy: heading, inscription 5. Ecology: a study of living being 6. Numismatic: related to coin, paper money 7. Cartography: a study of the map 8. Insipid: boring, tasteless 9. Innocuous: harmless 10. Absolve: free from something 11. Exonerate: Pardon, acquit, 12. Petulant: easily Angry People, bad termed people, annoid 13. Acrimonious: Angry and bitter 14. Omnipresent- universe, Globe, widespread. 15. Vanity- Pride, self-admiration, pretension, affectation, airs, Show, Ostentation, Vainglory, braggadocio 16. connive: look the other way, disregard, 17. Grotesque: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted., ugly 18. Predicament: problem 19. Catastrophic: Disaster, Apocalypse( going to happen), 20. Treatise: Book 21. Antipode: opposite 22. stringent: strict 23. Terra: land 24. Chattel: property 25. Cognita: recognized 26. Paradox: Puzzle 27. Marionettes: a puppet worked by strings. 28. Uncanny: supernatural, unnatural, strange, bizarre 29. Bigotry: orthodox 30. Facsimile: copy, mimeography, 31. Protagonist: the leading character or one of the significant characters in a play, film, novel, etc, 32. Thespian: best And expert in film. 33. Albeit: all be it, though. 34. Unprecedented: never before 35. Barring: stopping 36. Precedence: respect, importance 37. Intertwined: enmeshed, tied up. 38. Beleaguered: Difficult situation, ball of Spike 39. Belligerence: angry 40. Articulate: Coherent, Fluent, Persuasive, understandable(Nuanced, subtle), illuminating, lucid, vivid, cogent. 41. Anglophone: English speaking. 42. Artifact: old things, antics, 43. Demeanours: Apperencence, look, comportment, deportment, mien. 44. Tremulous: shiver, quavering, Wavering, Quaking. 45. therapeutic: cure, Curative, salutary, analeptic, iatric. 46. Nuanced: subtle 47. Repository: store 48. Ambivalence: unclear 49. Unambiguous: clear 50. Amalgamation: combine, mixture, concoction, Interwoven, mixed 51. Protracted: Lengthy 52. Unobtrusive: invisible 53. Rickety: broken, shaky, unsteady, derelict, ruinous. 54. Uncouth: rough 55. Decimated: kill, destroy 56. Impaired: damage, lessen, impede, hinder, mar, undermine, foul-up. 57. Capricious: fickle, unstable, variable, mercurial, erratic, fitful, quirky, arbitrary, whimsical, vacillating, 58. Dormant: sleeping, hibernating 59. Intrinsic: actual 60. Stratify: arrange or classify 61. Ephemeral: lasting for a very short time, impermanent, evanescent, fugitive, Fly-by-night, fugacious. 62. Pertinent: relevant 63. Secessionism: Right to separate. 64. Ghettoization: living in slums 65. Laudatory: Praise 66. Maudlin: Sentimental 67. Intrinsic: inherent, inborn, congenital 68. Impoverished: Poor, penurious, destitute, indigent, 69. Infancy: childhood, 70. Tandem: a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other 71. Delegation: Official team 72. Gaiety: Joy, cheerful, Glee, merriment, jollity, mirth, hilarity, exuberance, euphoric, Vivacity, Zest, levity 73. Coercive: Forcefully. 74. Hegemonic: Ruler, controlling, leader 75. Convention: rules 76. Forfeited: loss, surrender, Renounce, Yield. 77. Purported: Suggested, Claim, 78. Corsair: Pirate ship. 79. Obscure: unclear, doubtful, dubious, Mysterious, Haze, concealed, Vague, enigmatic, wistful, regret, Abstruse: Difficult to understand, complex, esoteric, enigmatic, 80. Alien: strange 81. Thriving: growing 82. Intensifying: increasing, becoming, or making more intense., 83. Linguistic: related to language, rhetorical, 84. Palatial: luxuries, grand, rich. 85. Amulets: Magical charm. 86. Dearth: Shortage. 87. Stringent: strict 88. Adherence to: Follow 89. Gloss over: ignore. 90. Absolve: forgive. 91. Peril: danger, Perilious, Risk 92. Coup: Rebellion, insurgent 93. Ousted: thrown out 94. Erred: mistake 95. Enfeeble: week 96. Attenuating: weakening, enervated 97. Scornful: hatred toward someone. 98. Derogatory: insulting, Disparaging, Scorn 99. Acrimony: Betterness 100. Archaic: old fashion, Anachronistic, Antiduliuvian, Antwacky, Defunct, Antediluvian 101. Prevalent: fashionable, zeitgeist. 102. Truncated: Shorten, decrease, curtail, dock, Prune, Trim, lop, shortened in duration or extent., without its top or end section. 103. Twitch: involuntary movement 104. Polyvalence: Have more than 1 Valency( Quality), the ability to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. 105. Ubiquity: available in many places. 106. Reverential: respect 107. Pessimistic: Negative. 108. Synchronize: working well together; in agreement, concomitantly( mandatory, together, Concerted, Coterminous: existing together), 109. Polyglot: knowing or using several languages, Peristan, multilingual 110. Homogeneous: of the same kind; alike. 111. Tripartite: Three Part 112. Reiterate: Restate forcefully. 113. Soothe: appease, Ameliorate, make better 114. Frayed: angry 115. Machination: Plotting 116. Serendipitous: lucy, opportune 117. Palatable: Tasty, suitable 118. Rustic: Rural 119. Aristocracy: upper class, High society, The Peerage, 120. Strive: try, attempt, venture, 121. Leisure: free time, 122. Constellation: Collection of stars 123. Visceral: a strong feeling 124. Metamorphoses: changes, transform 125. Didactic: Theoretically. 126. Expository: Explain 127. Extramarital: From another space* 128. Imperative: urgent, drastic. 129. Ameliorating: improving. 130. Squander: waste 131. Outlawed: Illegal 132. Pernicious: Insidious, harmful, nefarious, wicked 133. Benign: harmless. 134. Imeperious: naughty 135. Nodules: Growth of tissues 136. Clamoring: shouting 137. Egregious: Evil, venal 138. Disenchantment: disappointment, Disillusion, cynicism, 139. Fathom: judge, Assess. 140. Oscillation: Wavering, Paindulam, 141. Retaliate: Revenge, 142. Ethology: Study of animal behavior, 143. Epistemological: relating to the theory of knowledge 144. Archeologist: a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains 145. canopy: Shelter 146. trudging: walk slowly and heavily. 147. Mitigate: Reduce 148. Commemorate salute, honor, 149. Memento: Memorial, souvenir, reminder. 150. Coinage: coins collectively. 151. Aesthetic: beautiful, elegant 152. Deemed- suggested 153. Inept charlatans: incomplete quacks, not skilled, 154. Quacks: fake, Hypocritical, 155. Incantation: chant, mantra. 156. Hindrance- obstacles 157. Purgatives: medicines, 158. Regimen: routine. 159. Integral: Crucial 160. Pedantic: boring, banal, vapid. 161. Acerbic: harsh. 162. Lacunae: Flaws 163. Woeful: sad 164. Skeptical: droughts 165. Sought: seeking, look for 166. Mastectomy: a surgical operation to remove a breast. 167. Autonomy: self-govern, independence, sovereignty, 168. Solidarity: unity, agreement, harmony, consensus, concord, cohesion, camaraderie. 169. Futile: useless, vain, nugatory, doomed, bootless, barren, thwarted, unprofitable, pointless, forlorn, impotent 170. Touting: recommended, support, promote, push, puff, tip, flog, Proponent, Buttress, backing, Abets, help 171. Accompaniment: background, soundtrack, Backing, ripieno, obbligato, organum. 172. Syntax: grammar 173. Knotter: Complicated 174. Topple: fall 175. Genres: category. 176. Cursory: facile, uncaring 177. Kernel: inner most part of heart, the heart of the matter(idiom) 178. Anthropocentric: human at the center. 179. Theological notion: religious 180. Notion: idea 181. Annihilated: Destroy, wiped out, slaughtered, Zap, extirpate, extinguish, eradicate, 182. Martyrdom: death, suffering, torture, agony, anguish, crucifixion, burning, Scorching. 183. Ammunition: a supply or quantity of bullets and shells. 184. Veto: the power to refuse 185. Stalemate: deadlock, status quo 186. Unanimously: in one opinion 187. Escalating: increasing, aggravating 188. Grind on: continuing 189. Offramp: exit rout 190. Relapse: Sick, worsen, Deteriorate, Degenerate 191. Remission: Repeal, revocation, abrogation, cancellation, rescinding 192. Bureaucracy: red tape, Paperwork 193. Thrive: do well 194. Reflected on: Think deep 195. Derange marginal: crazy 196. Conviction: strong belief 197. Foment: instigate, Provoke, incite, stir up, kindle, 198. Arbitrary: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system, illogical, irrational,
199. Disincentive: A financial disadvantage, block, barrier,
discouragement, Deterrent, Damper, break, impediment, restrain, check, inhibition 200. Bipartisan: members of two parties, involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that oppose each other's policies. 201. Chronicled: record, written down, document, narrate, record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way. 202. Prognostications: Prediction, Forecast, prophecy, prognosis, 203. Tantalizing: torment or tease, titillate, arouse, allure, 204. Emancipation: Freedom 205. Embryonic: beginning, unborn, Foetal 206. Decapitation: Cut the head, undermine 207. Synapses: 208. Scarcely: barely, Hardly 209. Discernible: observable, noticeable 210. Parity: quality 211. Faltered: slow down 212. Tokenism: Symbolism 213. Abysmal: awful 214. Mortality: Death rate 215. Cast a shadow: Weaken, undermining, Subvert 216. Homogeneity: Similarity 217. Heterogeneity: Differences, Polarisation 218. Ironic: Surprising 219. inadequate; incompleteness 220. Ante Nate: Before birth 221. Semiotics: the study of signs and symbols and their use 222. Millennials: between 25 to 40 yr age 223. Infantilization: when an adult is being treated like a child, even though nothing about their mental, physical, social, or intellectual wellbeing requires such treatment. 224. Dire: urgent 225. Precipitate: Cause 226. Epidemiology: medicine related to Epidemics 227. Revelation: Disclosure 228. Eschatological: related to death, Judgement, destiny. 229. Testament: proof 230. Contagious: infectious, transferable, communicable, epizootic, 231. Annihilation: mass murder 232. Unequivocally: in one voice 233. Endeavors: efforts 234. Altruistic: unselfish, kind, decent, generous, humanitarian, philanthropic, benevolent, magnanimous, compassionate. 235. Withering: dry 236. Repudiate: Reject 237. Apocryphal: Fictitious, made up, imaginary, spurious, mythical, 238. Eureka: Wow, I did it. 239. Hypothesized: Theorized 240. Introgression: transfer of genetic material between specious 241. Chromosome: the structure of DNA in cells 242. resounding: loud 243. Prevailing: Ongoing 244. Detestable: hateful, Abhorrent, Obnoxious, laotesome, Aversion: hatred 245. Anthology: collection of short stories 246. Envisioned: Saw in mind 247. Dearth: Shortage 248. Segues: Shifts 249. Doodle: Draw 250. Avantgarde: unusual, experimental, maverick 251. Fallibility: tendency to make mistakes 252. Parlor trick: game 253. Interplay: discussion 254. Resilience: Tenacity, stick to it, 255. Affinities: liking, penchant 256. Axiom: true saying 257. Evangelism: advocacy of religion 258. Barbarism: crude 259. Corporal punishment: physical Punishment 260. Coaleased: come together 261. Inchoate: vague, partially formed. 262. Emancipate: free 263. Warble: sing 264. Reverberation: a reflection of sound 265. Orchestrated: Coordinating, organizing 266. Mise en scene: Stage setting 267. Internalized: inherent 268. Distortion: contortion, twist. 269. Treatise: essay, paper 270. Acoustics: related to sound 271. Epicurean: live ver simple life 272. Robust: strong 273. Perpetrator: the one who does illegal harmful or immoral work. 274. Belie: Disappoint 275. Belle: Pretty 276. Belligerent: aggressive 277. Beatific: peaceful 278. Bellow: shout 279. Bewail: cry loudly 280. Blasphemeous: maline, not respectful, 281. Blarney: nonsense 282. Abbreviate: short 283. Ablution: cleaning, washing 284. Abrupt: sudden, brusque, precipitous 285. Proletariot: common man 286. Bourgeois: middle-class, capitalist 287. Evangelist: messenger, 288. Philanthropic: kind, charitable 289. Frugal: spartan, use less money, 290. Vivacious: lively, bright, social, extrovert, open 291. Languid: lazy, slow, langer 292. Course: rough 293. Delectable: tasty 294. Dainty: pretty,fragile, graceful, delicate 295. Gainsay: refuse, reject, Proscribe 296. Alacrity: eager, speed 297. Slake: thirst, Quench 298.