UCSD ELI-HI Vocabulary-Fall13

Ali O. (United States of America)
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  1. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  2. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  3. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  4. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  5. avert
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  6. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  7. compel
    force somebody to do something
  8. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  9. concise
    expressing much in few words
  10. drastic
    forceful and extreme and rigorous
  11. dialog
    a conversation between two persons
  12. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  13. extensive
    broad in scope or content
  14. forfeit
    lose the right to or lose by some error, offense, or crime
  15. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  16. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  17. isolate
    set apart from others
  18. refuge
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  19. reminisce
    recall the past
  20. urban
    located in or characteristic of a city or city life
  21. delete
    remove or make invisible
  22. impartial
    showing lack of favoritism
  23. integrity
    moral soundness
  24. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  25. lenient
    not strict
  26. menace
    a threat or the act of threatening
  27. morale
    the feeling that makes group members want to succeed
  28. naive
    inexperienced
  29. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  30. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  31. endorse
    give support or one's approval to
  32. erode
    become ground down or deteriorate
  33. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  34. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  35. idealistic
    motivated by noble or moral beliefs rather than practicality
  36. illusion
    something many people believe that is false
  37. impact
    a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  38. imply
    express or state indirectly
  39. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  40. obstacle
    something that stands in the way and must be surmounted
Created on Thu Oct 10 16:31:49 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Oct 28 20:00:42 EDT 2013)

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