Vocabulary

Week 6

adverse

Adjectivenot favorable; hostile

anthropology

Nounthe scientific study of the origin, the

behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans

controversial

Adjectivecausing argument or debate

dissipation

Nounthe act of scattering or the condition of

being scattered

ecology

Nounthe science that deals with the

relationships among organisms and between organisms and their environment

etymology

Nounthe history of a word, including where it or

its parts came from and how it got its present form and meaning

infatuation

Nouna foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant

passion or attraction

resignation

Nounthe act of giving up or quitting a position

succinct

Adjectivecharacterized by clear, precise expression

in a few words; concise

verbose

Adjectiveusing or containing more words than

necessary; wordy