1st Semester Vocab

123831128	appelation	a name or title that identifies
123831129	diphthong	a speech sound that consists of two vowels contained in a single syllable
123831130	eponym	a person for whom something is or is thought to be named
123831131	linguistics	the study of human speech
123831132	neologism	a newly made up word, phrase or expression
123831133	parlance	a particular manner or kind of speech
123831134	patois	a regional or uneducated form of speech
123831135	polyglot	consisting of many groups speaking different languages
123831136	solecism	a violation of good manners or good taste
123831137	vulgar	spoken by or using the language spoken by the common people rather than cultured people
123831138	amulet	an object worn to bring luck
123831139	capricious	subject to sudden, unpredictable changes
123831140	fatalism	the belief that all events are determined in advance by fate
123831141	incantation	a set of words spoken as a magic charm
123831142	propitious	presenting favorable circumstances
123831143	providential	resulting from or seeming to result from divine will
123831144	quirk	a peculiarity of behavior
123831145	serendipity	the ability to make valuable discoveries by chance; luck
123831146	vagary	a wild or unpredictable notion or action
123831147	vicissitude	one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life
123831148	continuity	the condition of being without a stop or interruption
123831149	converge	to approach the same point from different directions; meet
123831150	crux	the basic or essential feature of something
123831151	initiate	to begin; originate; cause to begin
123831152	pivotal	central or crucial to something
123831153	sequel	something that follows; very important
123831154	subordinate	one subject to the authority of another
123831155	tangential	only superficially relevant or related
123831156	terminate	to bring to an end
123831157	ultimate	last; coming at the end
123831158	complicity	involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongdoing
123831159	deploy	to station over an area
123831160	explicate	to explain; make meaning clear
123831161	implicate	to involve or connect incriminatingly
123831162	implicit	implied or understood although not expressed
123831163	inexplicable	incapable of being explained or interpreted.
123831164	plight	a condition or situation of difficult or adversity
123831165	replica	a copy or reproduction of a work of art
123831166	replicate	to duplicate,copy, or repeat
123831167	supple	readily bent; pliant
123831168	accommodating	willing to help; obliging
123831169	accord	agreement; harmony
123831170	acquiesce	to consent or comply passively or without protest; accept
123831171	adamant	firm and unyielding in purpose or opinion
123831172	camaraderie	a spirit of loyalty, mutual trust, and good will between or among friends or comrades
123831173	compliance	an act of doing as another wishes or yielding to a request or command
123831174	propitiate	to prevent or reduce the anger of; soothe; appease
123831175	tractable	easily managed or controlled
123831176	volition	an act of willing, choosing or deciding
123831177	willfulness	unreasonable stubbornness
123831178	aspersion	a damaging or false statement
123831179	deprecate	to express disapproval of
123831180	deride	to laugh at in scorn; scoff at; mock
123831181	execrable	extremely inferior; very bad
123831182	ostracize	to banish or exclude from a group
123831183	rebuke	to criticize or reprimand sharply and sternly
123831184	scurrilous	using or expressed in vulgar and abusive language; foul-mouthed
123831185	spurn	to reject or refuse disdainfully
123831186	vitriolic	bitterly severe; harsh; sharp
123831187	vituperation	sustained and bitter attack or condemnation; blame
123831188	auspices	protection or support
123831189	auspicious	attended by favorable circumstances
123831190	circumspect	heedful of circumstances or consequences
123831191	despicable	deserving of scorn or contempt; vile
123831192	introspective	self-examining
123831193	perspicuity	the quality of being clearly expressed or easily understood
123831194	prospective	likely to become or be
123831195	specious	having the ring of truth but actually false
123831196	specter	a phantom; apparition
123831197	spectrum	a broad sequence or range of related qualities, ideas, or activities
123831198	beseech	to address an earnest or urgent request to
123831199	blandishment	the act of coaxing by flattery or wheedling
123831200	cajole	to coax gently and persistently
123831201	elicit	to bring out; evoke
123831202	enjoin	to direct with authority and emphasis
123831203	exigent	requiring immediate attention or remedy; urgent
123831204	imperious	arrogantly domineering or overbearing
123831205	injunction	a command, directive, or order
123831206	mendicant	a beggar
123831207	query	a question; inquiry
123831208	acuity	acuteness of perception; keenness
123831209	consummate	supremely accomplished or skilled
123831210	cunning	skill or adeptness in performance; dexterity
123831211	deft	skillful; adroit
123831212	endowment	a natural gift or quality
123831213	facile	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy
123831214	incompetent	not capable; not properly or well qualified
123831215	inept	awkward or clumsy
123831216	proficient	performing in a given art, skill, or branch of learning with expect correctness and facility
123831217	propensity	an innate inclination; tendency
123831218	ambivalence	the simultaneous existence of conflicting feelings or thoughts, such as love and hate,about an person, an object, or an idea
123831219	avail	use, benefit, or advantage
123831220	equivalent	equal in quantity, force, meaning, or value
123831221	evaluation	the act of judging the value or worth of
123831222	evince	to show or exhibit
123831223	invalid	being without foundation or force in truth or law
123831224	invaluable	of inestimable use or help; indispensable
123831225	prevail	to be greater in strength or influence
123831226	valedictory	bidding farewell
123831227	vanquish	to defeat in a battle, conflict or competition
123831228	abound	to be great in number or amount
123831229	amplitude	greatness of size; magnitude
123831230	augment	to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
123831231	brevity	briefness of duration
123831232	commensurate	of the same size, extent, or duration
123831233	diminish	to make smaller or less to cause to appear smaller or less
123831234	infinitesimal	immeasurably or incalculably tiny
123831235	modicum	a small amount or quantity
123831236	prodigious	impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
123831237	quota	a proportional share assigned to a group or a member of a group; allotment
123831238	abdicate	to relinquish formally
123831239	abnegate	to deny to oneself; renounce
123831240	absolve	to pronounce clear of blame or guilt
123831241	catharsis	a purifying or figurative cleansing or release of tension
123831242	countermand	to cancel or reverse
123831243	recant	to make a formal retraction or disavowal of
123831244	recoup	to receive an equivalent for; make up for
123831245	renunciation	the act of giving something up, especially by formal announcement
123831246	rescind	to make void; repeal or annul
123831247	waive	to relinquish or give up voluntarily
123831248	adhere	to stick fast or together by or as if by grasping, suction, or being glued
123831249	aggregate	gathered together into a mass so as to constitute a whole; total
123831250	dissimulate	to disguise under a feigned appearance
123831251	egregious	outstandingly bad; flagrant
123831252	ensemble	any unit or group of complimentary parts that contribute to a single effect
123831253	facsimile	an exact reproduction or copy
123831254	gregarious	seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
123831255	inherent	existing in someone or something as a natural, essential part
123831256	segregate	to isolate or separate from others or from the main group
123831257	semblance	an outward or token appearance
123831258	affront	to insult intentionally
123831259	altercation	a heated and noisy quarrel
123831260	antagonist	one who opposes and actively competes with another
123831261	bellicose	warlike in manner
123831262	breach	a breaking up or disruption of friendly relations
123831263	contentious	quarrelsome
123831264	dissension	a difference of opinion
123831265	rancor	bitter, long-lasting resentment
123831266	retribution	something given or demanded in repayment
123831267	schism	a separation or division
123831268	arbitration	the process by which the parties in a dispute submit their differences to the judgment of an impartial person
123831269	attaché	a person officially assigned to the staff of a diplomatic office in a foreign country
123831270	consulate	the premises occupied by a consul
123831271	covenant	a binding agreement made by two or more persons or parties
123831272	discretion	the quality of demonstrating a cautious reserve in one's speech or behavior; prudence
123831273	emissary	an agent sent to represent or advance the interests of a person, group or nation
123831274	entente	an agreement between two or more governments or powers for cooperative action
123831275	Machiavellian	craft and deceit are justified in pursuing and maintaining political power
123831276	protocol	forms of ceremony and etiquette
123831277	status quo	the existing condition or state of affairs