Semester 2

• Aggrandize is a verb and it means to increase in size ; enlarge , to cause

  to appear greater in power , influence
• Amenable is an adjective and it means agreeable , responsible to authority , pleasant , willing to give in to the wishes of another
• Beget is a verb and it means to give birth to ; to create
• Cacophony is a noun and it means harsh sounds
• Commodious is an adjective and it means spacious , roomy , capacious
• Damper is a noun and it means one that depresses or restrains ; a

  dulling or deadening influence
• Embellish is a verb and it means to beautify by adding ornaments ; to

  add fanciful or fictitious details to
• Erudite is an adjective and it means deeply learned, scholarly
• Grandiloquent is an adjective and it means attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures
• Incongruous is an adjective and it means not appropriate , unsuited to the surroundings ; not fitting in
• Demagogue is a noun and it means a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people.
• Generalize is a verb and it means general rather than specific ; to form a

  general conclusion
• Lieu is a noun and it means instead of ; in place of
• Nepotism is a noun and it means favors shown by those in high positions to relatives and friends
• Ostracize is a verb and it means to exclude from a group ; to shun
• Philanthropy is a noun and it means love of mankind , especially through charitable gifts and deeds
• Quixotic is an adjective and it means totally or foolishly impractical
• Resurgent is an adjective and it means rising after defeat
• Spur is a verb and it means to move to action
• Trenchant is an adjective and it means cutting , incisive , having a sharp

  point ; caustic , sarcastic
• Umbrage is a noun and it means a sense of injury or insult ; to take offense , displeasure
• Volition is a noun and it means an act of choosing , using one's own will in a conscious choice
• Wane is a verb and it means to decrease gradually