Essential Vocabulary: Definitions and Synonyms for Clarity

Core Vocabulary & Actions

• Cede/Concede: To transfer a thing, action, or right to another.
• Surrender: To give up; to undergo.
• Repair: To fix or mend.
• Beware: To be cautious or wary of; to notice a thing.
• Fix: To make stable or permanent; to repair.
• Frenzy: A state of wild excitement or uncontrolled activity; madness.
• Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope.
• Large Exaltation: A state of great praise or elevation.
• Thrive: To grow or develop well; to prosper; to increase in size.
• Improve: To make or become better; to progress.
• Prosper: To succeed in material terms; to make money.
• Spur: To ease, incite, or encourage someone to do something. Example: To chop with the spur to the horse.
• Patent: A document granting a right or permission for something.
• Manifesto: A public declaration of policy and aims; something made visible or clear.
• Estimate: To judge; to believe; to appreciate; to price or evaluate things.
• Discriminate: To separate, distinguish, or differentiate one thing from another. Also, to give inferior treatment to a person or community for racial, religious, political, or other reasons.
• Exalt: To raise in power, status, or dignity; to praise highly.
• Loss of Moderation: To be deprived of a passion, losing moderation and calm.
• Seal: To print a label; to complete or end something.
• Austere: Rigid, sober, severe, simple.
• Assume: To suspect or surmise; to take on (a role or responsibility).
• Boast: To brag; to speak with excessive pride.
• Embed: To fix firmly within a surrounding mass; to incorporate. This can involve taking a solid body into a state other than liquid.
• Pregnancy: A state of being pregnant; a hindrance, difficulty, or obstacle.
• Passage: A right paid to move from place to place; a section or piece of writing.

Describing States & Qualities

• Irresolute: Showing or feeling indecision; hesitant.
• Cumbersome: Difficult to carry or handle because of size or weight; an issue or process that is difficult to make or manage.
• Unappealable: A finding or ruling that is final and cannot be appealed.
• Summary: A brief statement or account of the main points of something; concise and omitting details.
• Illegible: (Of handwriting or print) not clear enough to be read; impossible to read due to complexity of strokes.
• Precarious: Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; (of health) subject to constant fluctuations.
• Congenital: Present from birth; an innate feature of a species.
• Parsimonious: Extremely unwilling to spend money or use resources; frugal.
• Circumspect: Wary and unwilling to take risks; proceeding slowly, with decorum and circumspection.
• Unmistakable: Not able to be mistaken or misunderstood; clear; a sign that admits of no doubt about something.
• Accessible: (Of an objective or person) able to be reached or entered without great difficulty.
• Inexorable: Impossible to stop or prevent; unyielding; showing an attitude of hardness and absolute lack of mercy.

Words and Their Meanings (Part 1)

• Guess: To estimate or suppose; a conjecture. It can also relate to presenting an idea or possibility.
• Ascetic: Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence. It can also describe something unique.
• Argue: To dispute or debate; to present reasons for or against something. (Related noun: argument.)
• Execrable: Extremely bad or unpleasant; repulsive.
• Incinerate: To destroy by burning; to cremate; to calcine.
• Invoke: To call on (a deity or spirit); to appeal to (an authority); to beg or implore.
• Backward: Directed behind or to the rear; underdeveloped. It can also mean rancid.
• Everlasting: Lasting forever or for a very long time; eternal.
• Paladin: A knight renowned for heroism and chivalry; a trusted military leader; a defender or tutor.
• Faith: Complete trust or confidence in someone or something; strong belief.
• Pyre: A heap of combustible material for burning; a fire.
• Recant: To say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief.
• Dissent: The holding or expression of opinions at variance with others; to discuss or disagree.
• Exuberance: The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; abundance.

Words and Their Meanings (Part 2)

• Temperance: Moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking; continence.
• Objectionable: Arousing disapproval; unpleasant or offensive; subject to criticism; questionable.
• Swiftness: The quality of being quick or rapid; speed; agility.
• Dejected: Sad and depressed; dispirited; discouraged.
• Extemporaneous: Done without preparation; impromptu. Such actions can sometimes be unwelcome or inconvenient.
• Taste: The sensation of flavor; a preference or discernment.
• Jurisdiction: The official power to make legal decisions and judgments; authority; territory.
• Filling: Material used to fill a space or cavity; (as a verb) to troubleshoot or repair (e.g., a gap or deficiency).
• Conflagration: An extensive fire; a large-scale conflict or war.
• Violate: To break or fail to comply with (a rule); to treat (something sacred) with disrespect.
• Prophylaxis: Action taken to prevent disease; prevention; asepsis.
• Scheduling: The act of planning when something will happen or be done. This process can involve a hierarchy.
• Power: The ability or capacity to do something; authority.
• Liturgy: A form or system of public worship; a religious ceremony.
• Ping: A short, high-pitched ringing sound; a network utility. It is also associated with abundance.
• Yermo (Spanish): Wasteland; sterile, fallow.
• Vesania (Spanish): Insanity, madness.
• Defenseless: Without defense or protection; unable to protect oneself; undefended.
• Boring: Tedious or uninteresting. (Verb: To bore: To make a hole with a tool; to rotate.)
• Belligerency: Aggressive or warlike behavior; conflict.
• Collate: To collect and combine (texts, information); to compare.
• Lassitude: A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy; listlessness, apathy.
• Prorate: To divide, distribute, or assess proportionately.
• Overcrowding: The state of being too crowded; stacking (as a result of overcrowding).
• Auge (Spanish): Peak, boom, progress.