Vocabulary Enrichment #1

Myriad (noun): 1. 10 thousand 

                        2. a great number
Example: Mike Tyson made myriad of disrespectful comments about his opponents before the fights.

Innocuous (adjective): 1. producing no injury: harmless 

                                    2. not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility:

Example: President Trump does not believe his comments on certain countries and women are innocuous. 

Feign (verb): 1. to give a false appearance of: include as a false impression

                     2. to assert as if true: pretend

                     3. invent, imagine 

                     4. disguise, conceal 

Example: President Trump feign to have great knowledge about politics. 

Temerity (noun):1. Unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition
                          2. Rashness, recklessness 
                          
Example: Connor McGregor's temerity caused him to be stoppage on the 10th round against Floyd Mayweather. 

Affront (verb): 1. to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
                       2. to cause offense to 
                       3. to face in defiance: confront 
                       4. to appear directly before 
Example: Larry Nassar claims he did not mean to affront the victims but rest of the nation saw it differently. 

Acquiesce (verb): 1. to accept, comply, or submit tactically or passively - often used with in or to

Example: It's easier to acquiesce your final grade than to fight it against the professor at the end of the semester. 

Interim (noun): an intervening time 

Example: The interim coach of San Jose Earthquakes were fired just a month later after losing three consecutive matches, conceding more than four goals per game. 

Trepidation (noun): 1. a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation
                                2. a tremulous motion 
Example: He had trepidation about global warming.

Alleviate (verb): 1. to make (something, such as suffering) more bearable
                           2. to partially remove or correct (something undesirable) 
Example: The father alleviated himself from his pain by screaming.

Stagnant (adjective): 1. not flowing in a current or stream 
                                   2. not advancing or developing
Example: Stagnant water tracks mosquitoes. 

Elicit (verb): 1. to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) 
                    2. to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential) 
Example: My punch did not elicit my opponents' movement. 

Exacerbate (verb): to make more violent, bitter, or severe
Example: He exacerbated the situation by leaking information. 

Tumultuous (adjective): 1. marked by tumult: loud, excited, and emotional 
                                       2. tending or disposed to cause or incite a tumult 
                                       3. marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval 
Example: Her tumultuous mood had to do with her acceptance to a graduate school.

Bolster (verb): support or strengthen up
Example: My partner bolsters me when I am down. 

Cajole (verb): 1. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of  reluctance
                       2. to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion
                       3. to deceive with soothing words or false promise 
example: He was able to cajole a laptop form his father 

Clandestine (adjective): marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy
example: The husband bought the tv with clandestine manner so his wife wouldn't know. 

Ameliorate (verb): to make better or more tolerable
example: The husband ameliorated his wife's anger by buying her jewelry/

Cessation (noun): a temporary or final ceasing (as of action): stop
example: The cessation of traffic 280 delayed the driving time. 

Proliferation (verb): 1. to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
                                 2. to increase in numbers as if by proliferating: multiply 
example: After the skin surgery, the fish skin used on his arm proliferated the skin regeneration. 

Fervent (adjective): 1. very hot: glowing
                                2. exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling 
example: The  man who touched the fervent hot was burned.

Ubiquitous (adjective): existing or being everywhere at the same time
example: Apple products are ubiquitous in a classroom

Sweltering (adjective): oppressively hot 
example: The sweltering heat of Arizona is not liked by many people.

Extraneous (adjective): 1. existing on or coming from the outside 

                                       2. not forming an essential or vital part 

                                       3. having no relevance 

                                       4. being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation.

example: The extraneous explanation on the essay caused the writer to get a C 

Recalcitrant (adjective): 1. obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 
                                        2. difficult to manage or operate, not responsive to treatment 
                                        3. resistant 
example: The recalcitrant Californians often makes negative remarks about the president.

Schadenfreude (noun): enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others 
example: The heartbroken man got schadenfreude from his ex-girlfriend being fired at her job.

Malleable (adjective): 1. capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers.
                                    2. capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences 
                                    3. having a capacity for adaptive change 
example: The best athletes in the world need to be malleable to any situation. 

Augment (verb): 1. to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense 
Example: The augmentation of technology will continue as time goes on. 

Debauchery (noun): 1. extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures: behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol etc. that is often considered immoral
                                 2. seduction from virtue or duty
example: His debauchery affected his work life and lead to him being fired. 

Decadence (noun): moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury 
example: Her decadence began to affect her family members.

Presumptive (adjective): nature of a presumption: presumed in the absence of further information  
example: Men are often presumptive about women being presumptive.