Unit 5 Vocab
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106187505 | acuity | sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) | |
106187506 | delineate | to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially | |
106187507 | depraved | marked by evil and corruption, devoid or moral principles | |
106187508 | enervate | to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring | |
106187509 | esoteric | intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret | |
106187510 | fecund | fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive | |
106187511 | fiat | an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness | |
106187512 | figment | a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion | |
106187513 | garner | to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use | |
106187514 | hallow HARRY POTTERRRRRRRRR | to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere | |
106187515 | idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify | |
106187516 | ignominy | shame and disgrace | |
106187517 | mundane | earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary | |
106187518 | nuance | a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, qualify), delicate gradation or shade of difference | |
106187519 | overweening | conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate | |
106187520 | penchant | a strong attraction or inclination | |
106187521 | reputed | according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged | |
106187522 | sophistry | reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy | |
106187523 | sumptuous | costly, rich, magnificent | |
106187524 | ubiquitous | present or existing everywhere | |
106187525 | apotheosized | to elevate someone or something to the status of a deity | |
106187526 | cabalistic | resembling a secret plot or conspiracy | |
106187527 | colloquy | a conversation | |
106187528 | heterodox | at variance with established or accepted beliefs or theories, especialy in the field or religion | |
106187529 | hoary | white with age | |
106187530 | ignominious | causing shame | |
106187531 | phantasmagoric | resembling a group of strange or bizarre images seen as if in a dream | |
106187532 | physiognomy/physiognomies | features of someone's face/judgment of character based on those features | |
106187533 | pristine | immaculate and unspoiled; in an original state of purity | |
106187534 | somniferous | inducing sleep |