Vocabulary Unit 5 Flashcards
aesthetic
relating to beauty
“The aesthetic of the cathedral is looming and scary”
archaeology
study of prehistoric people and their cultures
“I love studying archaeology and learning the different cities they had”
belie
to misrepresent
“I am a 5-star recruit that belied my talent in basketball when I turned the ball over”
commend
to praise
“I commend you for your hard work”
convoluted
complicated
“This math problem is convoluted, it took me hours to solve”
differentiate
To mark as different
“The marks on the water bottles differentiate which one is mine”
dogmatic
characterized by the assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
“You’re so dogmatic, saying things that aren’t proven yet”
emulate
to imitate or match
“I want to emulate your intensity when I play basketball”
exploit
to use for one’s advantage
“You are exploiting the PS4, only you are playing with it”
idiosyncrasy
a characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person
“The idiosyncrasy of Bob is that he always clicks his heel when he walks by an attractive woman”
indifferent
showing a lack of interest, concern or bias
“When showing my friend a new toy I got, he was indifferent; his mind was on something else”
mar
to make imperfect; to disfigure
“I marred our presentation by studdering and voice cracking”
oppress
to keep down
“I oppressed my younger brother and made him sit in a corner while I play videogames”
presume
to accept as true without proof (to assume)
“I presume that you do not like me anymore after I stole money”
rebut
to prove false using evidence
“I rebutted my friend’s argument with stating a fact that was unknown”
