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Vocabulary- Week 4

Terms in this set (30)

ostensibly (adv.)
apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually
respite (n.)
a period of relief or rest
errant (adj.)
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
invariably (adv.)
always
pulverize (adj. or v.)
to crush or demolish
inextricably (adv.)
in a way impossible to untangle
conscript (adj.)
draftee; person forced into military service
feign (v.)
fake
faction (n.)
a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government
gentrification (n.)
the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of lower-income people)
putrid (adj.)
rotten, foul
goad (v.)
to drive or urge on
abate (v.)
to lessen
trammel (v. or n.)
hampers or hinders movement
unequivocal (adj.)
absolute; certain
influx (n.)
an inward flow
malfeasance (n.)
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
sanguine (adj.)
cheerful; optimistic
destitute (adj.)
deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
tumultuous (adj.)
making a loud, confused noise; uproarious
pivotal (adj.)
crucial
usurper (n.)
one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
secular (adj.)
non-religious
travesty (n.)
a bad imitation of; a perversion of
decamp (v.)
to depart suddenly or secretly
insular (adj.)
isolated
acquit (v.)
to find not guilty of a fault or crime
austerity (n.)
severity; strictness
ideology (n.)
a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
rogue (adj. or n.)
a mischievous person
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