College Words

  College Words list #3.

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1. * prognosticate - make a prediction about; tell in advance Angel (3)

2. *amok - wildly; without self-control .Romeo - 3

3. *relegate -assign to a lower position  Jayson

4. *leery - openly distrustful and unwilling to confide .Anayah

5. *detach - cause to become separated  .Steven (3)

6. eschew - avoid and stay away from deliberately

7. relevance - the relation of something to the matter at hand

8. *pessimist - a person who expects the worst Jocelyn - 4

9. *prod - push against gently  Natalie - 4

10. compress - squeeze or push together - Steven 3( 2nd word)

11. *shoddy - of inferior workmanship and materials  Brayden

12. resource - aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

13. *dwindle - become smaller or lose substance Beya - 4

14. *revere - regard with feelings of respect .Kaitlyn - 3

15. *articulate - express or state clearly  Maylene -4

16. *goad - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick  .Amber -3

17. fraught - filled with or attended with

18. *disparity - inequality or difference in some respect Anthony - 4

19. *consequential - having important effects or results Daniel

20. *expend - use up or consume fully Frances

21. temerity - fearless daring  .Kayla - 3

22. analytical - using or skilled in using reasoning Annette (3)

23. stroll - a leisurely walk, usually in some public place  Louis

24. detached - no longer connected or joined  .Issaiah

25. nonetheless - despite anything to the contrary

26. reliance - the state of depending on something

27. navigate - direct carefully and safely  Maddox

28. barrage - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area  Damian

29. periodically - in a sporadic manner  .Jayden - 3

30. transcendent - exceeding or surpassing usual limits  Ian

31. pretentious - creating an appearance of importance or distinction

32. exhilarating - making lively and joyful .

33. synonymous - meaning the same or nearly the same

34. astonish - affect with wonder

35. quest - the act of searching for something - Dylan

36. intermittent - stopping and starting at irregular intervals

37. radically - in an extreme or revolutionary manner  

38. gruff - blunt and unfriendly or stern

39. legacy - a gift of personal property by will  Christopher

40. salient - conspicuous, prominent, or important - Sabrina - 4

41. alter - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

42. thesis - an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument

43. detect - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of  Xavi

44. enhance - increase    Izaac  #

45. ponder - reflect deeply on a subject  .Emilio - 3   #

46. aspire - have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal Sofia .   (3)   college list #3

47.  affront - a deliberately offensive act

48. projection - the act of expelling or ejecting  Elias  college list #3

49. precept - a rule of personal conduct

50. repress - conceal or hide

51. metaphor a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity

52. precipitate - bring about abruptly

53. banish - expel, as if by official decree  Ingrid  college list #3

54. probe - an exploratory action or expedition

55. abstract - existing only in the mind

56. arduous - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

57. proximity - the property of being close together

58. conformity - correspondence in form, type, or appearance

59. profound - situated at or extending to great depth .Joselin  college list #3

60. commend - present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence King  college list #3

61. realm - a domain in which something is dominant   - Alan  college list #3

62. provoke - provide the needed stimulus for  Javier  college list #3

63. affirm - declare solemnly and formally as true

64. discreet - marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

65. clasp - hold firmly and tightly  - Alessandra  college list #3

66. aversion - a feeling of intense dislike

67. potentially - with a possibility of becoming actual

68. suppress - put down by force or authority  Luis  college list #3

69. prone - having a tendency .Mario - 3  college list #3

70. emerge - come out into view, as from concealment .Joshua S - 3  college list #3

71. pose - assume a bearing as for artistic purposes Sharlene  college list #3

72. massive - containing a great quantity of matter  Isaiah - 1  college list #3

73. controversial - marked by or capable of causing disagreement

74. discern - perceive, recognize, or detect .Emmanuel - 3  college list #3

75. predecessor - one who goes before you in time - Andres - 5  college list #3

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