Vocab-1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Anomaly (noun)
Something that is uncommon and far from normal
Ostracize ()
To single out or exclude
A mechanism to…(adjective)
Leading to, causing, being a part of a process
Having agency in..
Being part of something.
Misanthrope (noun)
Is a person who dislikes human kind and avoids society.
Exacerbate (verb)
To make worse
Convolute(d) (verb
To make complex;Difficult;hard to follow
Qualm (noun)
Having a problem or concern
Obfuscate
To confuse or make unclear
Elucidate
To make very clear
Unequivocal
(Adj.) Undisputable;
leaving no doubt
Equivocal
(Adj.) Open to more than one
interpretation; difficult to determine
Dearth
(Noun) A scarcity or lack of something
Iconoclast
(Noun) One who defies or challenges a
system’s values or beliefs
Stymie/Stymied
(Verb/Past Tense) To Hinder or stop
Despondent
(Adj.) In low spirits; loss of hope or courage
Catharsis/Cathartic
(Noun/Adj.) The process of relieving emotions
…Notional to…
Another way of saying
“indicating” or “showing that”
Liable
(Adj.) Being held accountable
Devoid
(Adj.) Entirely lacking to something
Cajole
(Verb) To persuade someone to do something by using flattery
Nebulous
(Adj.) In the form of a cloud or haze; often used to describe an issue that is confused or distorted
Non Sequitur
(Noun) A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow the previous argument
Banal
(Adj.) Meaning lacking in originality to the point of being to obvious and boring