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1212 vocabulary journal (week14)
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1. confidential  (adj.)  KK[͵kɑnfəˋdɛnʃəl] 
marked by self-assured.
What I am going to tell you is confidential.
synonymous: secret, unpublishable, off the record 


2. diffident  (adj.)  KK[ˋdɪfədənt]
not having faith in oneself; shy; timid.
The youngster was diffident about speaking in public.
synonymous: shy, bashful, abashed, coy, demure, verecund, timid 


3. fidelity  (n.)  KK[fɪˋdɛlətɪ]  
faithfulness
His fidelity to the party platform was questionable.
synonymous:loyalty, faithfulness, allegiance 


4. infidel  (n.)  KK[ˋɪnfəd!]  
not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion.
The Muslims were in conflict with the infidels.
synonymous:unbeliever, skeptic 


5. infidelity  (n.)  KK[͵ɪnfəˋdɛlətɪ]
unfaithfulness, especially in marriage.
No one had ever accused him of infidelity.

6. perfidious  (adj.)  KK[pɚˋfɪdɪəs]
deceiving through a pretense of faith; treacherous.
Her perfidious actions branded her as someone not to be trusted. 


7. engender  (v.)  KK[ɪnˋdʒɛndɚ]
to develop; to bring forth; as ideas or feelings.
His handling of the problem engendered the respect of his fellow workers.
synonymous:cause, produce, develop, generate, breed 


8. generate  (v.)  KK[ˋdʒɛnə͵ret]
to produce, as an engine generates power.
By turning a windmill, the wind can generate electricity.
synonymous:produce, cause, create, originate, bring about 


9. genesis  (n.)  KK[ˋdʒɛnəsɪs]
the birth or coming into being of anything; origin; creation.
His many childhood pets were the genesis of his interest in zoology.


10. genius  (n.)  KK[ˋdʒinjəs]
in ancient mythology, a guardian spirit appoited at birth to guide a person.
She's a genius at painting.
synonymous:intelligence, inspiration, talent, gift, creative thought 


11. hydrogen  (n.)  KK[ˋhaɪdrədʒən]
a gas so called because it generates water by its combustion.
Hydrogen gas was used in the first balloons to carry men into the sky.


12. ingenious  (adj.)  KK[ɪnˋdʒinjəs]  
having inborn talent; clever at contriving.
It took an ingenious architect to design a house for such a small lot.
synonymous:clever, skillful, proficient, masterful, inventive 


13. ingenuous  (adj.)  KK[ɪnˋdʒɛnjʊəs]
honest; showing innocent or childlike simplicity or gullibility.
She was completely ingenuous, never questioning anything she was told.
synonymous:frank, open, sincere, candid, straightforward 


14. genial  (adj.)  KK[ˋdʒinjəl]
liberal in giving as a person of noble birth would be.
In being generous where is find our highest aspirations our deepest good.
synonymous:pleasant, cheerful, friendly, kindly, warm 


15. genteel  (adj.)  KK[dʒɛnˋtil]
having an aristocratic quality; refined in manner.
She was genteel and, therefore, unused to coarse manners.


16. gentility  (n.)  KK[dʒɛnˋtɪlətɪ]
the condition of being genteel.
Her gentility had kept her aloof from the rest of her fellow workers.


17. meticulous  (adj.)  KK[məˈtɪk·jə·ləs]
giving or showing careful attention to every detail: 
a meticulous housekeeper
 
18. nebulous  (adj.)   KK[ˈneb·jə·ləs] 
unclear and lacking form; vague
It's a nebulous concept.
 
19. sagacious  (adj.)   KK[səˈɡeɪ.ʃəs] 
having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments: 
He is the most sagacious member of the committee.
 
20. specious  (adj.)  KK[ˈspi·ʃəs] 
seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false:
His whole argument is specious.
 
 
21. redundant  (adj.)  KK[rɪˈdʌn·dənt]
more than what is usual or necessary, esp. using extra words that mean the same thing: 
My English teacher was merciless if what we wrote was abstract, sentimental, or redundant.
22. repudiate  (v.)  KK[rɪˈpjud·iˌeɪt] 
to refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject: 
The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated.
synonymous:reject, renounce, deny, disclaim, disown
 
23. protagonist   (n.)  KK[proʊˈtæg·ə·nɪst] 
an important character in a story or play
 
24. catharsis  (n.)  KK[kəˈθɑr·sɪs] 
the experience of expressing strong emotions that previously were blocked: 
It’s the director’s hope that Germans who see his movie will go through a catharsis similar to his own.
 
25. viable  (adj.)  KK[ˈvɑɪ·ə·bəl] 
able to exist, perform as intended, or succeed
The company had to seek other ways to remain viable.
synonymous:feasible, executable, practicable
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