All of Vocab 23-24 Flashcards
Accede
verb
-to express approval or give consent
-to enter upon an office or position —usually + to
-I acceded to my brother’s suggestion of ramen because I too wanted ramen.
-Many low ranking employees hope to accede to a higher office unless they are planning to change jobs.
Attrition
noun
-a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death
-the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack
-There is an attrition of nurses nationwide because the pandemic scared and burned out many of the new nurses.
-In one of the episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, one of the characters starts a war of attrition towards the other character because they don’t like how the other character gets everyone to do their job instead of doing it themselves.
Boisterous
adjective
-noisily turbulent : rowdy
-marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits
-My father believes that my brother is so boisterous because he has adhd and can not stop moving or talking.
Condone
verb
-to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
-I never condone when my brother hits me even if I perhaps hit him first because I wish for him to get in trouble and because he annoys me on a daily basis.
Fiasco
Noun
-a complete failure
-A bottle or flask; a bulbous long-necked straw-covered bottle for wine
-Sometimes when I crochet something it ends up a fiasco before it even begins because my yarn gets tangled and takes me hours to untangle.
-I would not be surprised if my dad owned a fiasco because he has a wine collection.
Litigation
noun
-the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law
-a legal action or proceeding (such as a lawsuit)
-My mom listened to a podcast once about a nurse that did horrendous acts towards their patients, but when the litigation in court occurred, the nurse only got a slap on the wrist.
litigate
verb
-to carry on a legal contest by judicial process
-I would never want to become a lawyer and help litigate people because I hate the court.
Novice
noun
-a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
-Beginner
-When I was a novice at crocheting I would spend hours on a small item, but as I got better I would get faster and would make more mistakes.
-Not only novice nuns in covenants have to spend an enormous time in prayer but everyone does.
Scrutinize
verb
-to examine closely and minutely
-I often feel scrutinized when at dance practice but I feel that it makes me a better dancer because I tend to try harder.
Ubiquitous
adjective
-existing or being everywhere at the same time
-My hatred for tube tops has made me feel that they are ubiquitous because I see people wearing them everywhere.
Zany
Adjective and noun
A: very eccentric or absurd often in an amusing way
-I love the show Derry Girls because of its zany humor.
N:a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal
N: one who acts the buffoon to amuse others
-I do not understand why when we are younger we often like to watch zanies because I watch my brother laugh but I find it the opposite of hilarious.
Anarchy
— Noun
-absence of government
-absence or denial of any authority or established order
-In many of the dystopian novels that I have read there is rarely anarchy, but instead an overpowering sense of government.
Filch
— Verb
-to steal secretly or casually
-When I was a child I would unintentionally filch because I didn’t know it was considered stealing.
Futile
— adjective
-serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
-occupied with trifles: frivolous
-I try to get my brother to quiet down when I’m doing my homework, but my efforts are futile and five minutes later he becomes rowdy again.
-Children’s conversations are rarely serious and often futile, filled with talk of fairies, dragons, and other imaginative talk.
Harbinger
— Noun and verb
-Noun: something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
-one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology
-In the tv series Supernatural there were many harbingers warning the Winchesters of their many deaths.
-Verb: to give a warning or prediction of : to be a harbinger of
-In books and movies the person or thing that harbingers the main character’s demise is usually dressed in all black. Sometimes I wished they would wear pink or yellow to lighten the mood.
Ignominy
— noun
-deep personal humiliation and disgrace
-disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action
-Often when teenagers or children face ignominy, their ears and cheeks turn a bright red.
-When I think about Mulan, I think about how she didn’t want to bring ignominy to her family during her meeting with the matchmaker.
Implicit
— adjective
-capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed
-present but not consciously held or recognized, in direct
-not lessened by doubt
-involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed
-Anne always felt implicit, fading into the background of her own story and life.
-My old religion teacher had an implicit faith in God and went to mass every Sunday.
Lush
— adjective, noun, and verb
-A: growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
appealing to the senses
-In the animated HBO series Harley Quinn, the character Ivy has lush plants all over her apartment because she can make plants grow.
-The Filipino dessert, Halo-halo is very lush because of how delicious it is and it has a very muted smell making sure it is not overpowering.
-N:intoxicating liquor,: a habitual heavy drinker : Drunkard
-In the tv show Shameless, the father Frank, is a lush causing his eldest daughter to take care of her five younger siblings.
-V:to consume (alcohol), to ply (someone) with alcohol —often used with up
-Sometimes when people are in a depressive state they lush alcohol, which they shouldn’t do because it can be a depressant and in the long run isn’t great for your liver.
Nepotism
— noun
-favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
-I fear that my dance teacher will be nepotistic when her daughters are older dancers.
Persevere
— verb
-to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement
-Whenever I feel like giving up on my homework my mom tells me to keep persevering but I stop at the four hour mark if it’s the weekend.
Zeal
— noun
-eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something
-I am extremely zealous when it comes to my crochet business because I enjoy crocheting and I make money doing something I love.
Abstain
— verb
- to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
- abstain from drinking
- to choose not to vote
- When I’m doing my homework I try my best to abstain from my phone so that I get my homework done but it often does not work.
- My parents always vote and never abstain from it especially if it is the presidential election.
Appall
— verb
- to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
- I was appalled that my best friend Steph (different Steph from class) told me that she was dropping out of Mandarin and had me convinced for a week, when in fact she was staying in Mandarin.
Bland
— adjective
- smooth and soothing in manner or quality
exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment
not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating : soothing
- dull, insipid
- lacking strong flavor
- I love making pasta chips. They are covered in cheese and spices, and my pasta chips are never bland because I cover them in a plethora of spices, such as rosemary and thyme.
- My closet of clothes is very bland, I don’t like clothes that aren’t comfortable so my closet consists of sweatshirts, sweatpants, and t-shirts. I own less than five dresses and jeans and often steal clothes from my mom’s closet when I need something.
- When I’m with my friends my expression is never bland because we laugh often, although if we are extremely tired we might not be as animated.
Corroborate
— Verb
- to support with evidence or authority : make more certain
- Whenever I try to get my parents to buy me something, I always corroborate a reason, such as “I need it for school”, to get them to buy it.
Inveigh
— verb
- to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently
- My brother always inveighs against his kumon even though if he focused enough he would finish it in fifteen minutes instead of one hour.
Myriad
— noun and adjective
N: ten thousand; a great number
- Whenever at dance practice I feel like I am surrounded by a myriad of spiders because there are little spider-like specs of dust everywhere.
A: innumerable, also : both numerous and diverse
having innumerable aspects or elements
- When I am hiking I am surrounded by myriads of bugs and insects, because they are everywhere, in the trees, leaves, and air.
Rudiment
— noun
- a basic principle or element or a fundamental skill
something unformed or undeveloped : beginning
- My brother recently joined a robot club and his coding skills are very rudimentary, and I don’t believe they are improving because his partner almost always does the coding.
- My mom believes that swimming is rudiment, which is why she put him in swim lessons.
