Vocabulary 1

Word 1: Elusive (adjective) Def 1: Difficult to capture Def 2: Difficult to understand Def 3: Difficult to isolate or identify

Word 2: Blueprint (noun) Def: A plan of action or a design

Word 3: Yearning (verb or noun) Def 1: Desiring in a tender or sad way Def 2: A strong desire

Word 4: Lamentation (noun) Def: A strong expression of sorrow

Word 5: Injurious (adjective) Def: Harmful

Word 6: Premonition (noun) Def: A sense of things to come

Word 7: Lofty (adjective) Def 1: High or difficult to reach Def 2: Noble or dignified

Word 8:Heed (verb or noun) Def: To pay attention to

Word 9: Adulation (noun) Def: High praise, admiration

Word 10: Terminate (verb) Def: To end

Word 11: Panacea (noun) Def: A cure-all

Word 12: Antidote (noun) Def: Something that relieves or reverses

Word 13: Exploit (verb or noun) Def 1: To take advantage of Def 2: An adventure or heroic act

Word 14: Deride (verb) Def: To insult or ridicule

Word 15: Esoteric (adjective) Def: Known only by a select few

Word 16: Melancholy (adjective or noun) Def: Sad or depressed

Word 17: Ironic (adjective) Def: Describing the difference between expectation and reality

Word 18: Inhibition (noun) Def: Something that prevents or restricts

Word 19: Jargon (noun) Def: Vocabulary understood by a specific group of people

Word 20: Gullible (adjective) Def: Easily misled or cheated

Word 21: Verify (verb) Def: To confirm the accuracy of something

Word 22: Volition (noun) Def: Conscious will, choice

Word 23: Emerge (verb) Def: To come out from