Power Plus Vocabulary Lesson 8, Level 12

Vocabulary Concepts

• Puerile: Describes behaviors or actions that are childish, immature, or juvenile, typically lacking seriousness.
• Inveigh: Refers to expressing strong disapproval or protest, often with intense emotional force.

Improvement and Acknowledgment Terms

• Ameliorate: Means to enhance or make a situation better, focusing on improvement and positive change.
• Renunciation: Involves the act of rejecting or refusing to acknowledge something, often in a formal manner.

Ethical and Moral Vocabulary

• Vitiate: Indicates the act of corrupting morally or contaminating, leading to a degradation of quality.
• Profligate: Describes behavior that is wasteful and morally reckless, often involving extravagant spending.

Utility and Recognition Terms

• Otiose: Refers to something that is useless or futile, lacking practical purpose or value.
• Lionize: Means to treat someone as a celebrity, granting them significant social importance or admiration.

Resistance and Exploitation Words

• Recalcitrant: Describes a stubbornly resistant attitude, often shown through opposition or defiance.
• Pander: Refers to exploiting the weaknesses or vices of others, typically for personal gain or to satisfy their desires.

Chance and Severity Terms

• Aleatory: Indicates something that is dependent on luck or chance, highlighting uncertainty in outcomes.
• Asperity: Describes roughness or harshness, particularly in tone or manner, often signifying severity in situations.

Certainty and Relief Vocabulary

• Unimpeachable: Describes something that is unquestionable and beyond doubt, often used in contexts of integrity and reliability.
• Allay: Refers to the act of relieving or alleviating concerns or fears, often bringing comfort to anxious situations.

Interpretation and Analysis

• Exegesis: Involves a critical interpretation or explanation of a text, aiming to uncover deeper meanings and insights.