Elite Vocab AB 201-225
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juliusyee23 on June 30, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 equivocal | capable of multiple interpretations; unclear |
| heed | to pay attention to |
| ramification | a development or consequence resulting from a course of action |
| eclipse | to overshadow |
| imperative | urgently necessary; impossible to deter or evade |
| germane | fitting and appropiate |
| wane | to decrease; lessen |
| mundane | typical of this world; commonplace |
| gist | the main objective, or a point |
| ambivalence | simultaneous existence of opposing feelings; uncertainty as to what to do |
| rococo | elaborate or overdone |
| relish | to enjoy |
| eclectic | composed of materials from various sources |
| progenitor | a direct ancestor |
| vagary | an erratic notion or action |
| recount | to tell in detail |
| arduous | difficult, laborious |
| incessant | never pausing; continuous; without a stop |
| balk | to stop short and refuse to continue |
| adept | very skilled, especially natural talent improved by practice |
| parochial | restricted; limited; narrow; local |
| relegate | to assign to an obscure place or condition; to send away |
| proficient | very skillful, especially through training |
| innate | possessed at birth; inborn |
| nuance | variation of meaning; subtlety |
| pacify | to make peaceful; to restore calm |
| fulminate | to issue a strong verbal attack |
| oblivious | unaware |
| replete | well-filled; abundantly supplied |
| flaunt | to display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast |
| tenuous | weak; thin |
| promulgate | to make known by official announcement |
| heterodox | not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially religious dogma |
| zenith | maximum; the highest point |
| ilk | kind; sort; class |
| fortitude | strength of mind that allows one to endure adversity |
| patriarch | a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man |
| connote | to imply something beyond a literal meaning |
| doctrinaire | inflexibly maintaining an idea without regard to practicality |
| cede | to give or formally surrender to another |
| inexorable | not able to be persuaded; unyielding; unalterable |
| forge | to give form or shape to; to advance gradually |
| impugn | challenge; call into question |
| tally | to count; add |
| disseminate | to scatter widely; (of information) to make known |
| expatriate | to send into exile; n. one who has moved to a foreign country |
| feasible | capable of being done |
| jargon | the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech |
| gender | sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful |
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