Batch 7 vocabulary: 20 words with meanings
The 20 words in batch 7, each with a plain-English meaning. Tap a word for its picture card, example sentence, synonyms, antonyms and memory tip.
- Animosity n.strong hostility or ill will, often openly shown
- Apathy n.lack of interest, concern, or feeling
- Augment v.to make something greater by adding to it; increase
- Banal adj.so lacking in originality as to be dull and predictable
- Convene v.to call people together for a formal meeting, or to come together for one
- Disingenuous adj.not sincere or candid, often by pretending to know less than one does
- Erratic adj.not regular or consistent in pattern or movement; unpredictable
- Extrapolate v.to estimate an unknown value or outcome by extending known data or trends
- Imperious adj.arrogantly assuming power or authority; domineering
- Imprudent adj.not showing care for the consequences of an action; unwise
- Ineffectual adj.not producing the intended result; lacking the ability to get things done
- Ingenuous adj.innocent and unsuspecting; showing childlike openness and trust
- Latency n.the state of being present but hidden or not yet active; dormancy
- Presage v.to be a sign or warning that something, often bad, will happen
- Profusion n.a very large quantity of something; abundance
- Subvert v.to undermine the power or authority of an established system or institution
- Tutelage n.instruction, guidance, or guardianship given by a teacher or mentor
- Vacate v.to leave a place or position, making it empty or available
- Vacillate v.to waver between different opinions or courses of action; be indecisive
- Vigilance n.careful, watchful attention to possible danger or difficulty