VCR 9-12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 lucent | shining, luminous; permitting light to pass through, translucent |
| lucid | clearly expressed, easy to understand; logical, rational, sane |
| elucidate | to make clear or plain, to clarify |
| pellucid | very clear, thus allowing a maximum of light to pass through, transparent, translucent; very clear in meaning or style |
| luminary | an object, such as the sun or moon, that gives light; a person who is outstanding in a particular field |
| luminescence | light emitted by means other than burning, such as a chemical or biochemical action or radiation |
| muster | to assemble people, especially troops, for a specific purpose; to gather, to summon |
| remonstrate | to speak in protest or disapproval |
| umbrage | extreme offense, resentment |
| adumbrate | to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow indistinctly |
| denigrate | to speak derogatively of someone's character or reputation; to defame; to disparage |
| necromancy | the art of predicting events by allegedly communicating with the dead; black magic, witchcraft, sorcery |
| pall | a cover for a coffin or tomb; a coffin, especially one with a body in it; anything that covers, darkens, obscures, or makes gloomy; to become dull, tiresome, or lifeless |
| palliate | to make a situation, especially an offense, seem less serious; to make excuses for something or someone; to make less severe, to alleviate |
| pallid | deficient in color, having an abnormally pale complexion; lacking color, vitality, or interest, dull |
| apocalypse | a prophetic disclosure or revelation, especially concerning a universal cataclysm; any widespread destruction; (capitalized) the last book of the Bible, also known as Revelation, which contains prophesies about the ultimate destruction of the world |
| apocryphal | false, counterfeit, doubtful, especially in authorship or authenticity |
| apoplexy | a stroke, a sudden loss of muscular control, sensation, or consciousness usually resulting from rupture or blockage of a blood vessel (often used hyperbolically to describe a state of extreme rage that produces exaggerated responses) |
| apostate | a person who forsakes his or her own principles, religion, or allegiances |
| castigate | to punish, to criticize severely, to chastise |
| chasten | to seek to improve through punishment, to discipline |
| occlusion | something that blocks, an obstruction |
| recluse | someone who lives alone and avoids company, a hermit |
| clavier | a keyboard instrument, like a piano or harpsichord, with strings |
| conclave | a private, exclusive, or secret meeting |
| enclave | a country entirely or mostly enclosed within the territory of another country; a district or group isolated or enclosed within a larger one |
| diadem | a crown or headband worn as a sign of authority |
| diatribe | an abusive criticism or attack |
| diametrical | pertaining to a diameter; exactly or completely opposite |
| diaspora | any group migration or flight from a country; (capitalized) the dispersion of the Jews from their homeland in the Middle East |
| battery | a beating or pounding, especially an unlawful beating, as in assault and _______; guns or heavy artillery; a group of similar things used together |
| battlement | a defense wall with alternating high and low sections |
| abate | to reduce in quantity or intensity, to subside, to diminish |
| bellicose | warlike; eager to fight |
| belligerent | a country or persons engaged in warfare or hostile action; behaving in a hostile or aggressive manner, engaged in combat |
| daunt | to intimidate; to discourage or dishearten |
| indomitable | unconquerable |
| forte | a person's strong point, the thing in which a person excels; in music, loudly, forcefully |
| fortitude | courage in enduring pain or trouble |
| carte blanche | unrestricted power to act at one's discretion, unconditional permission or authority |
| cartel | an organization of firms in the same industry for the purpose of regulating production, pricing, and marketing of goods and decreasing competition by members; a coalition of political or special-interest groups to achieve a common cause, a bloc |
| cartographer | a maker of maps or charts |
| pugilist | a fistfighter, especially a professional boxer |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome; eager for a fight |
| impugn | to oppose or attack as false; to seek to discredit |
| cadence | a rhythmic flow of sound, as in poetry or oratory, or of movement, as in marching or dancing |
| casuistry | the use of moral principles to reason out what is right or wrong in everyday situations (usually associated with a morality that emphasizes adherence to establish laws); subtle but misleading or false application of reasoning; a quibbling or evasive way of making difficult decisions |
| decadent | declining or decaying (applied to a condition, things, or people); a person who is decaying mentally or morally; (usually capitalized) a member of a group of nineteenth-century French and English artists who were inspired by artificial and morbid things |
| Occident | (capitalized) the parts of the world that lie west of Asia, especially the countries of Europe and the western hemisphere |
| recidivism | a relapse into a former habit, especially criminal or antisocial behavior |
| cede | to yield or surrender rights or possessions, usually officially |
| accede | to consent, to agree; to take office, to become a ruler |
| concession | the act of granting or yielding; permission by authority for special use, especially the privilege of setting up a business in a certain place, or the place itself |
| intercede | to act on another's behalf; to mediate in a dispute, to seek to reconcile differences |
| predatory | preying on other animals; plundering, exploiting or victimizing others |
| depredation | destruction, plunder |
| punctilious | precise; scrupulous; attentive to details, especially of etiquette |
| pungent | having a strong, biting taste or smell |
| compunction | uneasiness caused by guilt; remorse; scruples |
| expunge | to omit, to delete, to obliterate |
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