Unit 3 Vocabulary

Chide

Scold

Coalition

Alliance

Commensurate

Equal

Connotation

A suggested meaning

Diabolic

Extremely evil or cruel

Dilipidated

Falling apart, ruined, run down

Intergral

Essential

Noxious

Harmful to the health

Scenario

An outline of possible events

Yen

A strong desire

Atrophy

To waste away

Deplore

Regret

Deprivation

A deficiency

Exacerbate

To make worse

Imperative

Absolutely necessary

Mitigate

To soften; to lessen

Objective

Fair; impartial

Panacea

A cure-all

Unprecedented

Never done or known before

Utilitarian

Useful

Decorum

Proper behavior

Espouse

Promote; take up; support

Exhilaration

Excited happiness

Exorbitant

Excessive

Extricate

To free from difficulty

Faciliate

To make easier

Orthodox

Conventional

Rejuvenate

To make young again

Synchornize

To coordinate

Tenuous

Weak

Assimilate

Absorb

Belligerent

Quarrelsome

Demeanor

Behavior

Denunciation

Criticism

Dissipate

To scatter

Idolent

Unwilling to work

Inherent

Natural

Nonchalant

Relaxed

Unassuming

Humble

Unilateral

One-sided

Analogy

Comparison

Annihilate

To wipe out

Criterion

Standard

Emanate

To come out

Holistic

Concerned with the whole

Placebo

A fake medication

Proficiant

Expert

Staunch

Faithful

Subversive

Intended to destroy

Vindicate

To prove innocent