Hacker Voca Day 44

absorb
/abzá:rb/ - v. - take in, imbibe, soak up
Ex: The sponge rapidly absorbed the water.

accuse
/əkjűzz/ - v. - indict, impeach, blame, charge
Ex: Kate accused me of conspiring with Chris to make her marry him.

a host of
- phr. - a number of, a multitude of
Ex: There are a host of job opportunities for Computer Science majors after graduation.

apathetic
/æpaétik/ - adj. - indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested
Ex: The masses are politically apathetic.

array
/ǝri/ - v. - arrange, display, exhibit
Ex: The street vendor arrayed his wares on the busy street corner.

continual
/kəntinjuǝl/ - adj. - incessant, ceaseless
Ex: The many factions and political parties caused almost continual turmoil.

design
/dizain/ - v. - intend, plan, project
Ex: The officials' plan was designed to give aid to any European country suffering from nuclear reactor damage.

discard
/diská:rd/ - v. - throw away, abandon, dispose of, cast aside
Ex: Everyone should discard their paper, glass, and plastic into a recycling box to keep the Earth green.

elapse
/ilæps/ - v. - pass, go by
Ex: It is normal for a few seconds to elapse between the flash and the thunder of lightning.

furnish
/fácrnis/ - v. - provide, supply, replenish
Ex: The counselor furnished Tim the papers for his application.

futile
/fjú:tl/ - adj. - useless, ineffective, vain
Ex: It was futile to try to teach Jack French.

guard
/gárd/ - v. - protect, defend, shield
Ex: Mayor Bob Walkup spent the night of Sept. 10 guarded by Tucson police in a location neither he nor police would reveal.

locomotion
/lóukəmóuʃən/ - n. - movement, motion
Ex: Humans are one of the few animals capable of two-footed locomotion.

metamorphose
/metamórfouz/ - v. - change, transform, convert
Ex: Caterpillars metamorphose into butterflies later in life.

misconception
/mìskənsépʃən/ - n. - false belief, misunderstanding, fallacy
Ex: It is a common misconception that driving is safer than flying.

multiplicity
/mültəplísəti/ - n. - variety, diversity; plurality, plenty
Ex: There is a huge multiplicity of insect species.

native
/néitiv/ - adj. - indigenous, innate, inborn, inherent
Ex: Although Jane speaks excellent French, her native language is actually English.

needless to say
- phr. - obviously, of course, undoubtedly
Ex: Needless to say, smoking is very bad for people's health.

passive
/pæsiv/ - adj. - inactive, inert
Ex: For 2,000 years, women were confined to passive roles in society.

predicate
(1) /prédəkeit/ - v. - affirm, assert, declare
Ex: The class lecture predicated the moral weakness of humans.
(2) /prédəkeit/ - v. - base, establish, found
Ex: The lawyer predicated his argument on all the known facts.

presence
/prézons/ - n. - existence, being
Ex: The coroner detected the presence of poison in the dead woman's blood.

progressively
/progrésivli/ - adv. - increasingly
Ex: The government must clean up the air by setting progressively tighter pollution limits on power plants.

pungent
/pándzant/ - adj. - sharp, piquant, tart
Ex: If frightened, a skunk will lift its tail and spray a pungent odor.

recover
/rikavər/ - v. - retrieve, bring back, regain, reclaim
Ex: Police have failed to recover the stolen jewelry.

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regardless of
- phr. - in spite of
Ex: Regardless of the circumstances, a child should never be physically abused.

remainder
/riméindər/ - n. - residue, remnant, rest
Ex: Lewis moved to Cambridge for the remainder of his life.

reputation
/rèpjutéisan/ - n. - fame, renown
Ex: Bill and Ted have a reputation for being irredeemable class clowns.

shelter
/jéltər/ - v. - protect, shield, harbor, guard, safeguard
Ex: The Quakers sheltered many runaway slaves.

spur
(1) /spá:r/ - n. - stimulus, incitement, incentive
Ex: The tax cut was a much-needed spur for the lagging economy.
(2) /spá:r/ - v. - stimulate, urge on, incite
Ex: The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates in hopes of spurring the economy.

suggest
/səˈdzɛst/ - v. - imply, hint at, indicate
Ex: The evidence suggests that Richard is guilty.

surge
/sɜːrdʒ/ - v. - increase rapidly, rise sharply
Ex: After the World Cup, interest in local soccer teams surged.

terminal
/ˈtɜːrmɪnəl/ - adj. - final, ending
Ex: All passengers must depart the train at the terminal station.

transverse
/ˈtrænˌsvɜːrs/ - adj. - across, in a crosswise direction
Ex: The roof is held up by beams transverse to the main set of supports.

underscore
/ˌʌndəˈskɔːr/ - v. - emphasize, stress, highlight
Ex: In a lecture on the importance of exercise, Dr. Jones underscored his belief that only one cure for obesity exists.

upbraid
/əpˈbreɪd/ - v. - scold, rebuke, censure
Ex: The teacher upbraided the students for their carelessness.

vagabond
/ˈvægəbənd/ - adj. - wandering, having no fixed home
Ex: Having grown tired of a vagabond lifestyle, Rob settled down and found a steady job.

vague
/véig/ - adj. - uncertain, imprecise, obscure, indistinct
Ex: In the darkness, we could see the vague shape of something approaching.

veracious
/vəréiʃəs/ - adj. - honest, truthful, accurate
Ex: Veracious lawyers and politicians are hard to come by.

vital
/vaitl/ - adj. - essential, important, indispensable
Ex: Taylor played a vital role in the memorable debates of 1850.

withstand
/wiðstænd/ - v. - resist, endure
Ex: His mother doesn't think Bill is capable of withstanding hardship for long.


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