Vocabulary 1
Downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness
despondent
Humorous; playfully joking
facetious
To place close together, especially in order to compare or contrast
juxtapose
A rapid spread or increase
proliferation
To cause to happen quickly or suddenly, or sooner than expected
precipitate
Something that causes damage, harm, or loss
detriment
Good judgement or tact in actions or speaking
discretion
Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
sensory
Illegal
illicit
Tearfully sentimental; overly emotional
Fundamental; necessary to learn first
rudimentary
Meant to impress others; flashy
ostentatious
To bring about by moving others to action; stir up
instigate
To make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate; push away
estrange
Existing or seeming to exist everywhere
ubiquitous
A great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness
lethargy
To respect deeply; revere
venerate
Best possible; most favorable; most desirable
optimum
To return to an earlier, generally worse, condition or behavior
regress
To decorate; beautify by adding details
embellish
Without sense or meaning; foolish
inane
Able to recover quickly from harm, illness or misfortune
resilient
To make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously
scoff
To support; provide evidence of; verify
corroborate
A fake; a scammer; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge
charlatan
Reviewing the past; looking back
retrospect
To silence or suppress; crush
squelch
Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep
dormant
The highest point or condition
zenith
Unintentional; accidental
inadvertent
A person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
zealot
A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion
dissident
Not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible
irrevocable
Not capable of error or failure; unable to make a mistake (not human!)
infallible
To surrender (something); give something up
relinquish
To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort
collaborate
Experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly
vicarious
Done or acting in a hurry, with little thought; impulsive
impetuous
To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable
hoist
To spend or waste a little at a time
fritter
Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others
gregarious
Careful about moral standards; conscientious; honest
scrupulous
To branch off in a different direction
diverge
To support financially; provide a grant or contribution
subsidize
Happening now and then; occasional
sporadic
Able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear
ambiguous
Skillful in using the hands or body
dexterous
Overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being and happiness
euphoric
To spread or scatter widely; distribute
disseminate
To criticize or scold harshly
berate