Transcript Chapters 7 & 8 - SCF Faculty Site Homepage

REA 002
Vocabulary – Chapter 7 and 8
equivocate
• John was known to equivocate when
he was asked how he liked his new
job.
• Be vague on purpose
• Be unclear
• Be deliberatively vague in order to
mislead on purpose
fortuitous
• The 3M engineer made a fortuitous
discovery which was marketed as
sticky notes.
• Accidental
• Happening by chance, by accident or
at random
• lucky
impeccable
• His record in school was impeccable!
He was perfect in every way.
• Flawless
• Faultless
• perfect
liaison
• I acted as a liaison between the
school district and the students.
• A link
• A person who serves as a connection
between individuals or groups
• A go between
predisposed
• Sally had heard so much about the
professor, so she was predisposed to hate
him.
• Likely
• Tending toward or open to something
beforehand
• Tending beforehand
propensity
• Jake had a propensity to spend
money, so he gave his check to his
wife to deposit.
• A readiness
• A natural preference or tendency
reprehensible
• The company’s failure to clean up the
oil spill was reprehensible and drew
harsh criticism.
• Shameful
• Blameworthy
• Deserving of blame or disapproval
sham
• The Internet site was a sham and
preyed on people in need.
• Something false
• A pretense or counterfeit
• Something meant to deceive
• Imitation
solace
• Karen found solace in listening to her
music.
• Relief
• Comfort in sorrow or misfortune
• Consolation
solicitous
• The older children were very
solicitous when it came to watching
out for their younger siblings.
• Attentive
• Showing or expressing concern, care,
or attention
attrition
• Our class has had some attrition this
semester.
• A natural loss of individuals
• A gradual decrease in numbers
• Becoming fewer in number
circumvent
• Fred tried to circumvent the system
when he went right to the president
of the company.
• Avoid by going around or as if by
going around
• To escape from
• Prevent or stop through cleverness
cohesive
• The groups became really cohesive
after three weeks together.
• Connected
• Sticking or holding together
• unified
grievous
• The death of a loved one is often a
grievous event in a person’s life.
• Terrible
• Causing grief and pain
• Very serious or severe
• Causing pain
inundate
• The hurricane will inundate the town
with water from the storm surge.
• To flood
• To cover, as by flooding
• Overwhelm with a large number or
amount
oblivious
• The teacher was oblivious to the
unhappiness of the class after they
all failed the test.
• Not noticing
• Unaware
• Failing to notice
reticent
• The child was reticent to offer any
further explanation after her parent
yelled at her.
• Quiet or uncommunicative
• Reluctant to speak out
robust
• The economy was once robust, but in
the past years has become weakened.
• Strong and well
• Healthy and strong
• vigorous
sanction
• The college did not sanction the class
trip to Ybor City.
• To grant approval of
• To authorize, allow, or approve
vociferous
• The student was vociferous, shouting
at the professor for giving her an F.
• Loud
• Noisy
• Expressing feelings loudly and
intensely