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Week 1 Q4 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Adhere | stick completely to a surface or substance* [or] believe in and follow the practices of |
Aloof | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
Ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning |
Analyze | examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation (analysis, analytical) |
Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
Antagonize | cause someone to become hostile |
Anticipate | regard as probable; expect or predict |
Apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad will happen |
Arcane | mysterious or secret |
Assert | state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully |
Assess | evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of |
Attribute | regard something as being caused by someone or something |
Bear | endure an ordeal or difficulty |
Befall | (of something bad) happen to someone |
Burgeon | begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish |
Coherent | logical and consistent |
Compassion | concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others |
Compensate | make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect |
Complement | a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole |
Compose | 1. write or create* 2. constitute, make up (composition, composed of) |