1. Early College Vocabulary Semester 2

2. Vocabulary 2.1.12 abjure belie chicanery parabola enfranchise irony quotidian gauche hubris metamorphosis

3. Abjure (verb) ab·jure/abˈjo͝or/ Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim). Synonyms: renounce, repudiate, forswear, abnegate, recant Although the Miss America contestant technically won the competition, she abjured her title because of past indiscretions.

4. Belie (verb) be·lie/biˈlī/ (of an appearance) Fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict: Synonyms: contradict His alert manner belied his years.

5. Chicanery (noun) chi·can·er·y/SHiˈkānərē/ The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose. Synonyms: deceit Because of the reporter’s diligent investigation, the mayoral candidate’s chicanery was discovered before the election.

6. Parabola (noun) pa·rab·o·la/pəˈrabələ/ A symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. Synonym: curvature, arch When I analyzed the points on the graph, I was certain they formed a parabola.

7. Enfranchise (verb) en·fran·chise/enˈfranCHīz/ Give the right to vote to. Synonyms: free, liberate, emancipate, manumit, release After the overthrow of the country’s dictator, the enfranchised citizens were finally able to select a fair leader.

8. Irony (noun) i·ro·ny [ahy-ruh-nee] the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning There was irony in the fact that the grammar book contained subject-verb agreement errors.

9. Quotidian (adjective) quo·tid·i·an/kwōˈtidēən/ Ordinary or everyday; mundane Synonyms: daily, everyday, diurnal, ordinary, commonplace The antique buyer only offered Sarah a fraction of the money she expected for her grandmother’s clock because of its quotidian aesthetics.

10. Gauche (adjective) gauche/gōSH/ Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward. Synonyms: clumsy, awkward, maladroit, ungainly, gawky, unhandy In Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, a gauche Eliza Doolittle transforms into a sophisticated young woman.

11. Hubris (noun) hu·bris/ˈ(h)yo͞obris/ Excessive pride or self-confidence. Synonyms: arrogance, haughtiness, pride, insolence The celebrity’s hubris caused him to loose his fans; therefore, the reality show did not renew his contract for the upcoming season.

12. Metamorphosis (noun) met·a·mor·pho·sis/ˌmetəˈmôrfəsəs/ A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means. Synonyms: transformation, transfiguration, change The metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a brilliant butterfly amazed the school children.