Voc 14 List

1.                altercation: a heated argument

2.                lexicon: a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary

3.                hue: a particular shade of a given color

4.                galvanize: to startle into sudden activity

5.                sanction: permission; support

6.                hyperbole: extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally

7.                ominous: threatening; foreboding evil

8.                audacity: rude boldness; nerve

9.                evince: to demonstrate clearly; to prove

10.           implacable: unable to be appeased or pacified

11.           exhort: to urge on with stirring words

12.           incarcerate: to put into prison; to confine

13.           incisive: sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter

14.           expedient: practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one’s self-interest)

15.           pertinent: having to do with the subject at hand; relevant