Post on 05-Jan-2016
Vocabulary Week 1
Vocabulary 1Word 1: Elusive (adjective)Def 1: Difficult to captureDef 2: Difficult to understandDef 3: Difficult to isolate or identify
Word 2: Blueprint (noun)Def: A plan of action or a design
Word 3: Yearning (verb or noun)Def 1: Desiring in a tender or sad wayDef 2: A strong desire
Word 4: Lamentation (noun)Def: A strong expression of sorrow
Word 5: Injurious (adjective)Def: Harmful
Word 6: Premonition (noun)Def: A sense of things to come
Word 7: Lofty (adjective)Def 1: High or difficult to reachDef 2: Noble or dignified
Word 8:Heed (verb or noun)Def: To pay attention to
Word 9: Adulation (noun)Def: High praise, admiration
Word 10: Terminate (verb)Def: To end
Word 11: Panacea (noun)Def: A cure-all
Word 12: Antidote (noun)Def: Something that relieves or reverses
Word 13: Exploit (verb or noun)Def 1: To take advantage ofDef 2: An adventure or heroic act
Word 14: Deride (verb)Def: To insult or ridicule
Word 15: Esoteric (adjective)Def: Known only by a select few
Word 16: Melancholy (adjective or noun)Def: Sad or depressed
Word 17: Ironic (adjective)Def: Describing the difference between expectation and reality
Word 18: Inhibition (noun)Def: Something that prevents or restricts
Word 19: Jargon (noun)Def: Vocabulary understood by a specific group of people
Word 20: Gullible (adjective)Def: Easily misled or cheated
Word 21: Verify (verb)Def: To confirm the accuracy of something
Word 22: Volition (noun)Def: Conscious will, choice
Word 23: Emerge (verb)Def: To come out from