Chapter 9 Vocab

Bolster

To hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object

Depreciate

To fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of

Indiscriminate

Not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection

Inquisitive

Curios; eager to learn

Nebulous

Vague; unclear

Relegate

To assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition

Replete

Plentifully supplied; well-filled

Sedentary

Marked by much sitting; requiring or talking little exercise

Tenet

A belief or principle held to be true by an individual of group

Terse

Brief and clear; effectively concise