Title [Springboard] Vocabulary List #2 ✅

VOCABULARY LIST - SERIES #2 VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word inchoate Definition : only partly formed, not completely clear Synonym : crude/ rudimentary/ unrefined Example in a sentence : Parties institutionalized citizenship by organizing the electorate for the civic rituals of voting and by transmuting inchoate demands into law and policy. VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word fodder Definition : person or thing that is useful for the stated purpose Synonym : Example in a sentence : Although these narrative descriptions are rich in detail and provide ample fodder for generating hypotheses, they are intentionally not quantified. VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word jettison Definition : get rid of, no longer use sth Synonym : Example in a sentence : After a long period of rumination, he decided to jettison his lucrative job in favor of a less-paid but more fulfilling one. VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word ossify Definition : become fixed, unable to be changed Synonym : Example in a sentence : Always being pampered really ossified her laziness and condescending attitude.
VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word profligate Definition : spending wastefully, behaving morally wrong Synonym : extravagant/ spendthrift Example in a sentence : Corporate bodies are more corrupt and profligate than individuals because they have more power to do mischief. VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word portentous Definition : too serious, trying to be important Synonym : pompous/ patronizing/ condescending Example in a sentence : The rather portentous title of this book neatly describes its topics, except that the term ' postmodern ' is likely to mislead. VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word sleaze Definition : activity of low moral standard Synonym : Example in a sentence : The sleaze factor was the major reason for his electoral defeat. VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word spurious Definition : based on false reasoning or information that is not true, and therefore not to be trusted Synonym : false/ unfounded Example in a sentence : Some of the arguments in favor of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word dragoon Definition : coerce someone into doing sth Synonym : Example in a sentence : Everyone is dragooned to perpetuate a division of labor based on one's access to the private means of production. VOCABULARY LEVEL : B2/C1/C2 Word dwarf Definition : make something smaller, less important by comparison Synonym : overshadow Example in a sentence : This environmental crisis dwarfs all those that have come before it as it is linked directly to human’s welfare