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