december WEEK 1 words

1. inadvertently
   1 : not focusing the mind on a matter : inattentive
   2 : unintentional — in·ad·ver·tent·ly adverb
   I inadvertently spilled milk on my stepmother's brand new oriental rug.
2. feat
   1: act, deed
   2 a: a deed notable especially for courage b: an act or product of skill, endurance, or ingenuity
   Composing forty-one sentences in fifteen minutes is an awesome feat.
3. desalinization
   1. desalt
   Our company is working day and night to hasten the desalinization of the town's only reservoir - Lake Ford.
4. slosh
   1 : slush
   2 : the slap or splash of liquid
   Fiona's slushie sloshed onto her silk blouse, ruining it permanently.
5. briny
   : of, relating to, or resembling brine or the sea : salty
   The briny taste of the pickle was exactly what the senator had been craving all day.
6. hubbub
   1 : noise, uproar
   2 : confusion, turmoil
   David's dignified voice rose above the hubbub and captured everyone's attention immediately.
7. relapse
   1 : the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
   2 : a recurrence of symptoms of a disease after a period of improvement
   No one expected Sara to relapse into leukemia so quickly after her remission.
8. nanoscopic scale
   the length scale at which one can no longer discuss the properties of a material or phenomenon without having to discuss the behavior of individual atoms.
   The student's improvements in class had been nanoscopic before the implementation of web-based tools.
9. bombard
   : a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
   Please remember that diplomacy is the primary focus; bombarding the enemy with firepower is a last resort
10. demo
    1 capitalized : democrat
    2 a: demonstration b bBritish : demonstration
    3 a: demonstrator a b: a recording intended to show off a song or performer to a record producer
    The new product's demo featured on the refurbished website on Tuesday night, making the inventors proud.
11. emit
    1 a: to throw or give off or out (as light or heat) b: to send out : eject
    2 a: to issue with authority; especially : to put (as money) into circulation bobsolete : publish
    3: to give utterance or voice to
    The radioactive fruitfly emitted rays of green light for an hour before dying.
12. existential
    1: of, relating to, or affirming existence
    2 a: grounded in existence or the experience of existence : empirical b: having being in time and space
    3[translation of Danish eksistentiel & German existential] : existentialist
    I hope that all the existential reading materials don't push the stressed students into depression.
13. malaise
    1 : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness Z
    2 : a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being
    The employees complained of a deadly malaise following the convention in Morocco - everyone had been infected by the dirty water.
14. cognitive
    1 : of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
    2 : based on or capable of being reduced to empirical factual knowledge
    The games had been designed to improve cognitive functions in the elderly for years to come.
15. ascending
    1 a: rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees b: mounting or sloping upward
    2: rising upward usually from a more or less prostrate base or point of attachment
    His sharp wardrobe helped him ascend to great political power more than anyone would have expected.
16. apparatus
    1 a: a set of materials or equipment designed for a particular use b: a group of anatomical or cytological parts functioning together c: an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation
    2: the functional processes by means of which a systematized activity is carried out : as a: the machinery of government b: the organization of a political party or an underground movement
    Amy will have to rely on a breathing apparatus for the rest of her life due to her advanced emphysema.
17. eidetic
    : marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images
    People with eidetic memories fare well in vocations that require visual insight.
18. dichotomy
    1: a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities ; also : the process or practice of making such a division 2: the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated3 a: bifurcation; especially : repeated bifurcation (as of a plant's stem) b: a system of branching in which the main axis forks repeatedly into two branches c: branching of an ancestral line into two equal diverging branches4: something with seemingly contradictory qualities
    The sweetness of the watermelon and the spicy saltiness of the peppered cracker created an unprecedented but pleasant dichotomy of taste.
19. conclusive
    1 : of, relating to, or being a conclusion
    2 : putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of irrefutability
    The last double-blind experiment provided conclusive evidence that cacao is more effective in suppressing coughs than codeine.
20. neurodegenerative
    : relating to or marked by degeneration of nervous tissue
    Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that debilitates, but does not kill, affected individuals.
21. nuanced
    1 : a subtle distinction or variation
    2 : a subtle quality : nicety
    3 : sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
    Alice boasts a sense of language that is far more nuanced than could be reasonably expected of someone her age.
22. haute cooking
    Haute cuisine (literally "high cooking" in French) or grande cuisine refers to the cooking of the grand restaurants and hotels of the Western world. It is characterized by elaborate preparations and presentations; large meals of small, often quite rich courses; extensive wine cellars; and large, hierarchical and efficiently run service staffs.
    The arrogant French chefs were amazed by the Mexican competitors' aptitude at haute cooking.
23. invasive
    1: of, relating to, or characterized by military aggression
    2: tending to spread; especially : tending to invade healthy tissue
    3: tending to infringe
    4: involving entry into the living body (as by incision or by insertion of an instrument)
    My great grandmother was reluctant to assent to an invasive and risky surgical procedure that might improve her congenital heart defect.
24. debut
    1 : a first appearance
    2 : a formal entrance into society
    The band reminisced about their debut performance as they celebrated their fortieth anniversary atop the Eiffel tower.
25. supplement
    1 a: something that completes or makes an addition b: dietary supplement
    2: a part added to or issued as a continuation of a book or periodical to correct errors or make additions
    3: an angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals 180°
    Try to supplement your daily diet with enough fruits and vegetables to keep healthy.
26. affliction
    1 : the state of being afflicted
    2 : the cause of persistent pain or distress
    3 : great suffering
    The state has suffered the affliction of famine for decades now.
27. validate
    1 a: to make legally valid : ratify b: to grant official sanction to by marking c: to confirm the validity of (an election); also : to declare (a person) elected
    2 a: to support or corroborate on a sound or authoritative basis b: to recognize, establish, or illustrate the worthiness or legitimacy of
    Don't try to validate your lateness with thin excuses this time; just get here on time from now on.
28. embark
    intransitive verb 1 : to go on board a vehicle for transportation 2 : to make a start transitive verb
    1 : to cause to go on board (as a boat or airplane) 2 : to engage, enlist, or invest in an enterprise
    The couple embarked on their fourth journey to sub-Saharan Africa last February, along with a group of scientists dedicated to the eradication of child hunger.
29. smoggy
    : characterized by or abounding in smog
    London, New York, and Chicago, are just a few cities known for their smoggy atmospheres.
30. funnel
    intransitive verb 1 : to have or take the shape of a funnel 2 : to pass through or as if through a funnel or conduit transitive verb 1 : to form in the shape of a funnel 2 : to move to a focal point or into a conduit or central channel
    John's mother used a funnel to pour the excess olive oil into a smaller container.
31. chronic
    1 a: marked by long duration or frequent recurrence : not acute b: suffering from a chronic disease
    2 a: always present or encountered; especially : constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling b: being such habitually
    The patient is displaying symptoms that point to chronic pulmonary infections and kidney malfunction.
32. epidemic
    1: affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time
    2 a: excessively prevalent b: contagious 4
    3: of, relating to, or constituting an epidemic
    The latest flu epidemic caused rampant absenteeism in Silicon Valley and surrounding areas.
33. stunted
    : to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of : to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of
    The lack of proper nutrition in young children can lead to stunted growth.
34. berth
    1 a: sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship b: an amount of distance maintained for safety
    2 a: the place where a ship lies when at anchor or at a wharf b: a space for an automotive vehicle at rest
    3: a place to sit or sleep especially on a ship or vehicle : accommodation
    4 a: a billet on a ship b: job, position, place
    Nautilis, the historic submarine, kept a clear berth of the giant undersea octopus monster.
35. jurisdiction
    1: the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
    2 a: the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate b: the power or right to exercise authority : control
    3: the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
    Please note that this order exceeds the FCC's jurisdiction.
36. utilities
    1: fitness for some purpose or worth to some end
    2: something useful or designed for use
    3 a: public utility b (1): a service (as light, power, or water) provided by a public utility (2): equipment or a piece of equipment to provide such service or a comparable service4: a program or routine designed to perform or facilitate especially routine operations (as copying files or editing text) on a computer
    It is rare to find a landlord who is generous enough to pay for all of the apartment's utilities in the first year.
37. impose
    transitive verb1 a: to establish or apply by authority b: to establish or bring about as if by force
    2 a: place, set b: to arrange (as pages) in the proper order for printing
    3: pass off
    4: to force into the company or on the attention of another intransitive verb: to take unwarranted advantage of something
    Teachers are tired of imposing overdue homework on lazy students.
38. subsidize
    : to furnish with a subsidy: as a: to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy b: to aid or promote (as a private enterprise) with public money
    The government decided to stop subsidizing corn, as the markets had been flooded by previous years' surpluses.
39. cotillion
    1 : a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille 2 : an elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls 3 : a formal ball
    Debra could not stop crying because her cousin's dog had eaten a humongous hole through the gorgeous dress she had bought for her first cotillion.
40. debutante
    debutant; especially : a young woman making her formal entrance into society
    Debutantes are generally white, Anglo-saxon, and Protestant young ladies who hail from the upper-middle class.
41. innovation
    1 : the introduction of something new
    2 : a new idea, method, or device : novelty
    The research department at Xerox was overjoyed to present the innovations of the year to the investment committee.