June's Course: Vocabulary Building

Vocabulary

• Customary: Traditional or conventional
• Amorphous: Shapeless
• Neutral: Impartial
• Dispersed: Scattered
• Unconventional: Uncommon or unfamiliar
• Anonymous: Unspecified or unknown
• Objective: Impartial or neutral
• Cliched: Overused or repeated
• Imperfect: Faulty or deformed
• Invaluable: Extremely useful
• Presage: To threaten
• Subvert: To weaken
• Incongruous: Different or contradictory
• Inextricable: Indivisible

Verbs

• Presage: To threaten
• Subvert: To weaken
• Entice: To motivate or convince
• Undercut: To weaken or subvert
• Obliterating: To destroy
• Nurture: To support or raise
• Cherish: To appreciate or admire
• Replicate: To recreate or duplicate
• Import: To bring into a country from abroad
• Suppress: To put an end to
• Critique: To analyze or explore
• Ridicule: To tease or scorn
• Petitioned: To implore or request
• Manifest: To display or show
• Scrutinize: To scan or examine
• Extrapolate: To predict or anticipate
• Corroborate: To confirm or verify
• Convene: To collect or gather
• Disguise: To hide or conceal

Nouns

• Propensity: Tendency or habit
• Appeasement: Pacifying or calming down
• Inducement: Reward
• Paradigm: Pattern or model
• Affinity: Empathy
• Hesitancy: Uncertainty or doubt
• Veracity: Fidelity or honesty
• Vigilance: Caution or attention
• Deliberation: Consideration
• Consensus: Agreement

Adjectives

• Energetic: Lively or active
• Heterogeneous: Mixed or varied
• Decisive: Crucial or significant
• Credible: Acceptable
• Imperative: Vital or essential
• Imprecise: Vague or indefinite
• Implausible: Debatable or doubtful
• Superficial: Exterior or outermost
• Unintended: Careless
• Distinct: Clear
• Insensible: Senseless
• Complicated: Complex
• Cynical: Doubtful
• Counterproductive: Harmful
• Biased: Unfairly prejudiced