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vocabulary study week 3
Chapter 3 vocabulary
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Language - English
Undergraduate 2
01/30/2012

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Term
abstract
Definition
adj:
Considered apart from concrete existence.
Not applied or practical.
Noun:
Something abstract.
Term
anarchy
Definition
Noun:
1. Absence of any form of political authority.
2. Political disorder and confusion.
Term
aquatic
Definition
adj:
Consisting of, relating to, or being in water.
Noun:
An organism that lives in, on, or near the water.
Term
asymmetry
Definition
Noun:
Lack of balance or symmetry.
Term
atypical
Definition
adj:
Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular.
Term
capitulate
Definition
Intr. Verb:
1. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.
2. To give up all resistance; acquiesce.
Term
comatose
Definition
Adj:
1. Of, relating to, or affected with coma; unconscious.
2. Marked by lethargy; torpid.
Term
concept
Definition
Noun:
1. A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.
2. Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion. See Synonyms at idea.
3. A scheme; a plan.
Term
covet
Definition
verb:
1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.
2. To wish for longingly
Term
deciduous
Definition
adj:
Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth.
Term
discretion
Definition
Noun:
1. The quality of being discreet; circumspection. See Synonyms at prudence.
2. Ability or power to decide responsibly.
3. Freedom to act or judge on one's own.
Term
dysfunctional
Definition
Noun:
Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group.
Term
eclectic
Definition
adj:
Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
Noun:
One that follows an eclectic method.
Term
enervate
Definition
tran. verb:
To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
adj:
Deprived of strength; debilitated
Term
enfranchise
Definition
tr. verb
1. To bestow a franchise on.
2. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
3. To free, as from bondage.
Term
engender
Definition
tr. verb:
1. To bring into existence; give rise to: "Every cloud engenders not a storm" (Shakespeare).
2. To procreate; propagate.
intr. verb:
To come into existence; originate.
Term
entrench
Definition
tr. verb:
1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.
2. To fix firmly or securely
intr. verb:
1. To dig or occupy a trench.
2. To encroach, infringe, or trespass.
Term
fatalist
Definition
noun:
1. The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.
2. Acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable.
Term
fatuous
Definition
adj:
Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way
Term
hypersensitive
Definition
adj:
having unduly vulnerable feelings
abnormally sensitive to an allergen, a drug, or other agent
Term
hypodermic
Definition
adj:
1. Of or relating to the layer just beneath the epidermis.
2. Relating to the hypodermis.
3. Injected beneath the skin.
noun:
1. A hypodermic injection.
2. A hypodermic needle.
3. A hypodermic syringe.
Term
hypothesis
Definition
noun:
A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.
Term
ideology
Definition
noun:
1. The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture.
2. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.
Term
incontrovertible
Definition
adj:
Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
Term
irrelevant
Definition
adj:
Unrelated to the matter being considered.
Term
kinetic
Definition
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
2. Relating to or exhibiting kinesis.
Term
libel
Definition
noun:
1. A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation.
2. The act of presenting such material to the public.
Term
linear
Definition
adj:
Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight.
Having only one dimension.
Term
lugubrious
Definition
adj:
Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
Term
metamorphosis
Definition
noun:
A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
Biology A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage.
Term
monolithic
Definition
adj:
Constituting a monolith.
Massive, solid, and uniform.
Term
monologue
Definition
noun:
1. A dramatic soliloquy.
2. A continuous series of jokes or comic stories delivered by one comedian.
3. A long speech made by one person, often monopolizing a conversation.
Term
nihilism
Definition
noun:
An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence.
Term
notarize
Definition
tr. verb:
To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public.
Term
obsequious
Definition
adj:
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
Term
oxidize
Definition
v.tr.
1. To combine with oxygen; make into an oxide.
2. To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
3. To coat with oxide.
Term
paradigm
Definition
noun:
One that serves as a pattern or model.
A set or list of all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories.
A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
Term
pragmatic
Definition
adj:
Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
Relating to or being the study of cause and effect in historical or political events with emphasis on the practical lessons to be learned from them.
Term
predominately
Definition
adv:
In large part; mainly or chiefly
Term
recapitulate
Definition
tr. verb:
To repeat in concise form.
To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism.
Term
renovation
Definition
tr. verb:
1. To restore to an earlier condition, as by repairing or remodeling.
2. To impart new vigor to; revive.
Term
respiration
Definition
noun:
1. The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing. Also called ventilation.
2. The act or process by which an organism without lungs, such as a fish or plant, exchanges gases with its environment.
Term
soporific
Definition
adj.
1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep.
2. Drowsy.
noun:
A drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic.
Term
subjugation
Definition
tr. verb:
1. To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
2. To make subservient; enslave.
Term
superfluous
Definition
adj.
Being beyond what is required or sufficient.
Term
tautology
Definition
noun:
1. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
2. An instance of such repetition.
Term
taxonomy
Definition
noun:
The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics
Divided into ordered groups or categories.
Term
tempestuous
Definition
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales.
2. Tumultuous; stormy
Term
theory
Definition
noun:
A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice.
Abstract reasoning, speculation.
Term
vilify
Definition
tr. verb:
To make vicious and defamatory statements about.
verb:
1. to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign he has been vilified in the tabloid press
2. Rare to make vile; debase; degrade
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