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Vocabulary Review - MP 2 - CHAI - Language Arts

AB
culpguilt
culpable(adj) guilty; blameable
exculpate(v) to free from blame; to prove guiltless
di / disapart / away from
digress(v) to turn away from the main topic; especially when speaking or writing
dissociate(v) to break a social bond or connection; to disunite
discourtesy(n) a lack of courtesy or manners
equsame
equate(v) to treat or consider an equal
equalize(v) to make equal or uniform (the same)
equivalent(adj or noun) of equal value or meaning; something of equal value
flect / flexbend
deflect(v) to bend or turn a path of movement to one side
flexible(adj) bendable; easily influenced; adjustable to change
reflective(adj) mirroring back an image; showing deep and serious thought
generate(v) to produce; to create; to originate
generic(adj) of the same type, kind, family or class
genre(n) a specific kind of category
gratuitous(adj) given free of charge; extra; unecessary
ingrate(n) a thankless person
gracious(adj) showing kindness, courtesy, charm; acting pleasant
gratify(v) to please; to make happy
hypounder
hypothesis(n) a theory that is under consideration
hypothermia(n) a state in which the body reaches temperatures below normal
dempeople
pandemic(adj) affecting an extremely high percentage of the population (usually referring to a disease)
demography(n) the study of statistics relating to births, deaths and population
dictwords or speech
dictate(v) to give orders; to read aloud so that someone can copy down the words
contradict(v) to deny; to oppose; to speak against
facto make or do
facile(adj) easy to do
artifact(n) an object created by a human for a specific use
finend
finite(adj) having an end
confine(v) to keep within border or limits or boundaries
forebefore
forebode(v) to warn ahead of time
forebear(n) ancestor
grad / gressstep or move
progress(n) a movement forward
egress(n or v) a movement out of something; an exit
gradual(adj) step by step
hyperover
hyperbole(n) a huge exaggeration
hyperventilate(v) to breathe too quickly and deeply



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