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Early College Vocabulary

Early College Vocabulary. Semester 2. Vocabulary 2.1.12. abjure belie chicanery parabola enfranchise irony quotidian gauche hubris metamorphosis. Abjure (verb). ab·jure/abˈjo͝or/ Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

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Early College Vocabulary

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  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.

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