NM11 - all vocabs

• 1. Quandary – noun 

  A difficult/decision; a practical dilemma. 
• 2. Loquacious – adjective 

  Tending to talk a great deal; overly talkative 
• 3. Perpetuate – verb 

  Make something (usually an undesirable idea) continue 
• 4. Meticulously – adverb 

  In a manner that is overly careful about small details 
• 5. Indoctrinate – verb 

  To teach someone to accept a view blindly or uncritically 
• 6. Emulate – verb 

  To match or surpass someone’s actions through intimidation 
• 7. Epiphany – noun (abstract) 

  A sudden or striking realization 
• 8. Complicit – adjective 

  Indirectly involved with (often questionable) activities 
• 9. Perfunctory – adjective 

  In a routine way; without much thought or care 
• 10. Redundant – adjective 

  No longer needed or useful; excessive or too much. 
• 11. Annotate – verb 

  To make notes that explain or comment on ideas 
• 12. Alibi – noun 

  An excuse or claim of someone’s whereabouts at a particular time 
• 13. Incessantly – adverb 

  Continuing without pause or interruption 
• 14. Context – noun 

  The specific circumstances that lead to an event, statement, or idea 
• 15. Culpable – Adjective 

  Deserving blame 
• 16. Reticent – adjective 

  Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily; silent 
• 17. Ambiguous – adjective 

  Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning 
• 18. Implicit – adjective 

  Implied through not plainly expressed; hinted at 
• 19. Anecdotal – adjective 

  Not true or reliable; based solely on personal accounts. 
• 20. Testimony – noun 

  A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in court 
• 21. Integrate – verb 

  To combine one thing with another so that they become one whole 
• 22. Explicate – verb 

  Analyze and develop an idea in a thorough manner 
• 23. Alienate – verb 

  Cause someone to feel isolated or estranged 
• 24. Ambivalent – adjective 

  Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something 
• 25. Corroborate – verb 

  To support with evidence or authority 
• 26. Coerce – verb 

  Persuade someone to do something using force or threats