UNIT 4 VOCAB green series Lessons 16-24. Chide Scold mildly, disapproval.
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Transcript of UNIT 4 VOCAB green series Lessons 16-24. Chide Scold mildly, disapproval.
UNIT 4 VOCABgreen series
Lessons 16-24
ChideScold mildly, disapproval
noxious
Harmful to life and health
scenario
Sequence of events, story
diabolic
Very cruel, wicked, demonic
yen
A strong desire for, craving
integral
Necessary to the whole, needed part
CoalitionA union or group with a purpose
commensurateConsistent with,
in proportion
Connotation a secondary
meaning of a word, common use
dilapidatedBroken down, in major need of
repair
analogyA comparison of
two things to make a point
vindicateClear from
blame, prove right
placeboA fake
medication or cure
emanateTo come out of,
come forth
annihilateTo destroy completely
criterionA standard by which something is judged
subversiveUndermine or
overthrow, sneaky
staunchFirm, loyal, supporting
holisiticEmphasize the
whole
proficientSkilled, expert, highly skilled
exacerbateTo make worse,
make severe
mitigateRelieve, make better
or less intense
unprecedentedNever done
before, a first
panaceaA cure- all, a universal
remedy
atrophyTo wear down, become weak from lack of use
deploreTo condemn, to
express disapproval
deprivationLack or have a
shortage of basics
imperativeUrgent,
necessary
objectiveOpen-minded, not
prejudiced
utilitarianMade for
practical use
assimilateTo blend or fit in to a
culture or area
demeanorConduct, behavior
denunciationTo criticize publicly,
put down
indolentLazy, avoiding
work
belligerentHostile,
aggressive
inherentNatural, built-in,
inborn
unilateralActing on one’s own,
one-sided choice
unassumingModest, not
boastful
dissipateTo thin out or
scatter, vanish
nonchalantCalm, carefree,
casual
decorumCorrect manners or
behavior
exhilirationHigh spirits,
energy
facilitateTo help or make
something easier, assist
orthodoxThe normal or accepted
method, tradition
extricateTo free from a
difficulty
synchronizeOccur at the
exact same time
espouseTo support, argue for
tenuousShaky, poorly
supported
exorbitantCostly, excessive,
beyond what is needed
rejuvenateGive new life to, make
fresh again
encompassinclude
standardizemake uniform
homogenousuniform
stringentstrict, rules
adeptable, skilled
eradicateremove, wipe out
sordidmorally low, evil
entrepreneurbusiness starter or
venture
stintshort time of work
presumptuouspushy, bold
metriculouscareful, exact
repugnantrevolting, disgusting
foiblequirk, personal oddity
recriminationblame, charge another
magnanimousgenerous, forgiving
exhortpush to do, urge
rancorbad feelings, ill will
innocuousnot harmful, not
dangerous
flamboyantshowy, colorful
masochistone likes to suffer or
hurt self