New Vocabulary p. 4

Unfounded

not based on fact or reason groundless, without substance, false

unashamedly

not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that people might disapprove of

Exorcism

the act of freeing someone from demonic possession getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)

Duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness intentional deceit in speech or conduct

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

exorbitant

(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

amenable

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

Moratorium

(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay

console

comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.

consummate

complete or perfect in the highest degree (adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection

moldering

decaying slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect

Deluded

deceived or misled

cavernous

deep and empty, like a cavern

Drunkard

person who makes a habit of getting drunk

Cosmic

pertaining to the universe; vast

PMS

premenstrual syndrome

thwarted

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something; blocked

convalesce

recover health after illness; recuperate

Thematic

relating to a unifying motif or idea

upcycle

reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product

Revelatory

revealing something previously unknown

Backslide

revert (to bad habits)

Compartmentalization

seen in eukaryotes; consequence of organelles being membrane-bound.

ensconced

settled comfortably

impregnability

strength strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable

Carcass

the dead body of an animal

Zilch

zero, nothing

Taxonomy

The science of classifying organisms The scientific study of how living things are classified

dissonance

Unpleasant or unharmonious sound

Outlawed

ban; make illegal.

ahead of time

before an event happens If something happens ahead of time, it happens early or before the set time.

National Assembly

a French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789.

Guru

a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher

Impediment

a barrier; obstruction

Samaritan

a charitable or helpful person

consultation

a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question

xenophobia

a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

Convention

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

Armageddon

a great and decisive battle

Council

a group of advisers a group of people who meet to decide or plan something, give advice, or make laws

Cowl

a large loose hood, especially one forming part of a monk's habit

Primitive

a person who belongs to early stage of civilization relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.

Engineer

a person who is trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

reprise

a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action

Voiding

another term for urination

Voidable Contract

A contract that may be legally avoided (canceled, or annulled) at the option of one of the parties. A contract that may be legally avoided at the option of one or both of the parties.

Hijab

A head covering worn in public by some Muslim women.

Nudist

A person who engages in the practice of going naked wherever possible

CGI

Computer Generated Imagery

desolate

Deserted and lonely lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren

mortification

Great embarrassment and shame

Refiners

Highlight biological and social forces in explaining gendered outcomes Act with equal measures of resistance and conformity Attentive to potential judgments of others e.g., bedroom with primary colors and airplanes/helicopters

Double dealing

Making deals with officers and deals with the criminal they are informing on the practice of working to people's disadvantage behind their backs Duplicity

U.S. Savings Bond

Obtainable through the U.S. government. Purchased at one-half the face value and will mature to full face value over a specified period of time. FDIC insured, moderate liquidity, moderate rate of return. a discount bond issued by the federal government that pays a guaranteed minimum rate of interest

Quorum

The minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in Congress

Cerebral

intellectual

consignment

the delivery of goods for sale or disposal a batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone

Harmonious

(adj.) able to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious

plausible

(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

palpable

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

discordant

(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Conventional

(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

Devolve

(v.) 1. pass on or delegate to another 2. grow worse (syn.) 1. assign, delegate, depute, designate 2. degenerate, deteriorate, drop (ant.) convalesce, recuperate deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to

Consign

(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use

engross

(v.) to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully

thwart

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

Annulment

a voiding, invalidation A declaration by a church tribunal system that a marriage was not canonically valid. The declaration by the Church that a marriage is null and void, that is, it never existed as a sacramental union. Catholics who divorce must have the marriage annulled by the Church to be free to marry once again in the Church.

Spout

an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain 1. to send out something, especially a liquid, in a stream with great force; to come out of something in this way 2. (informal) (disapproving) to speak a lot about something; to repeat something in a boring or annoying way

Peony

any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

Snide

derogatory or mocking in an indirect way adjective: expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way Synonyms : sneering , supercilious The chairman interpreted Taylor's question about promotions as a snide remark, but in all innocence Taylor was trying to figure out the company's process.

insubordinate

disobedient, rebellious

devoid of

empty of; lacking in

ETF

exchange traded fund

eminent

famous (adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

duty-free

free from government tax being exempt from import and other taxes

Canonically

governed by a widely accepted body of knowledge as the best that we know

Constructs

idea that cannot be seen or measured directly categories people develop to help them organize informationa

helter-skelter

in disorderly haste or confusion; messy

Ahead

in or toward the front

Repression

in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious

Levity

lack of seriousness (n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

malfeasance

misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

defective

not working properly

premenstrual syndrome

syndrome involving physical and emotional symptoms occurring in the 10 days before menstruation

Peonage

system by which workers owe labor to pay their debts the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged

Aughts

the first ten years of a century (2000-2009)

Forfeiture

the loss or giving up of something as a penalty for wrongdoing

Jurisdiction

the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. (n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

harmonize

to bring into balance or agreement

Commuted

to change to something less severe

Renounced

to give up; to abandon; to cast off something; to disown; to repudiate to give up or put aside voluntarily

Infiltrate

to pass through (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily

Heed

to pay attention to

ensconce

to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place

transgressed

to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.

exorbitant prices

very expensive

community service

volunteer programs whose goal is to improve the community and the life of its residents a sentence requiring the offender to perform a certain amount of unpaid labor in the community

Feral

wild, savage