Vocab Unit 10
acrimonious
Adj. Sharp or sarcastic in language or tone
Adj. Full of anger or spite
arbitrary
Adj. Unsupported or unjustifiable by sound logic, standards or judgment
Adj. Ostensibly lacking any coherent system or order
Adj. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood, thinking or behavior
cajole
V. To encourage or persuade, typically using flattery or promises
coherent
Adj. Able to be understood or comprehended
Adj. Expressed in a fluent or articulate manner
contiguous
Adj. Adjacent to, or in contact with
deductive
Adj. Based on inferences from general principles
Adj. Based on, or displaying, common sense
digress
V. To shift from the main subject of discussion temporarily
V. To wander from one's path or main direction
elusive
Adj. Difficult to find, catch, or achieve
Adj. Difficult to describe or define
equitable
Adj. Characterized by being fair, just, or impartial
feasible
Adj. That can be done in practice
Adj. Very pragmatic or realistic, lacking emotion or artificiality
grassroots
Adj. Of, or relating to, people or society at the local level
N. The common people forming the mass of a population or citizenry
impassive
Adj. Cold and not feeling or showing any emotion
Adj. Insensitive or unaffected by others
incorporate
V. To mix or blend together, typically into a single mass or unit
V. To establish or originate
infringe
V. To defy, break or ignore the terms of a law, rule agreement, etc.
V. To intrude, meddle, or trespass in others' affairs
intrepid
Adj. Fearless with an adventurous streak
obsolete
Adj. No longer in use
Adj. Characterized by overuse to the point of being uninteresting
potent
Adj. Having great power, especially to influence or affect something
Adj. Having or exerting control, power or authority
redundant
Adj. No longer needed or useful
Adj. No longer active or functioning
rhetorical
Adj. Relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric
Adj. Expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress
thwart
V. To cause to fail, or to make great attempts to