Intermediate Vocabulary Words

To deprive of confidence or hope; to try to prevent something by pointing out difficulties.

Written or spoken communication or debate on a particular topic. It can also refer to a formal discu...

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially to avoid causing offense or to maintain p...

A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts or details; a contradiction.

Individually separate and distinct, often used to describe things that are not continuous.

A feeling of strong contempt or scorn for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior.

A state of shame or loss of reputation; a person or action that brings shame.

Something intended to conceal the true nature or identity of a person or thing; to alter appearance ...

A strong feeling of revulsion or nausea caused by something unpleasant or offensive.

Feeling intense disgust; repulsed or sickened by something.

To break into small parts or lose cohesion; to fall apart.

Unbiased or impartial; not influenced by personal gain or affection.

Gloomy, dreary, or depressing in quality or appearance.

A feeling of distress or alarm caused by sudden disappointment or danger.

To cut or tear a body into pieces; to separate into parts violently.

To reject as unworthy of consideration or to send away.

To cause a loss of order or structure; to throw into confusion.

Fundamentally different; distinct or unalike.

A great difference or inequality between two or more things.

Not influenced by strong emotions; calm and impartial.

To send off officially or urgently; also refers to speed or efficiency.

To drive away or make something disappear, especially a doubt, fear, or misconception.

To distribute or provide something, especially medicine or information; to free someone from an obli...

To scatter or spread widely; to cause a group to break up and go in different directions.

To force someone or something from a usual or proper position; to replace.

The act of moving someone or something from their proper place; also refers to the number of cubic c...

To get rid of something; to arrange or incline someone toward a certain action or feeling.

Have a tendency or inclination toward something; prepared or willing.

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character; a tendency or attitude.

Unusually large or small in comparison to something else; not in proper balance.

A disagreement or argument; to challenge or deny the truth of something.

To ignore or pay no attention to something.

A state of being held in low regard or disgrace due to questionable behavior or character.

Lack of respect or courtesy; rudeness toward someone.

To interrupt or disturb an event, process, or system, often causing disorder.

To spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely.

The expression or holding of opinions that differ from those commonly or officially accepted.

A person who holds or expresses opinions that differ from those of an established group or authority...

A long, formal written treatise, typically based on original research, submitted as part of a doctor...

Not similar; differing in nature, quality, or form.

To gradually disappear or cause something to scatter and vanish, often referring to energy, emotions...

Having wasted one's energy, health, or resources, especially through reckless living; also describes...

Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual or indulgent behavior; habitually indulging in excess.

The act or process of dissolving or breaking apart, whether physically, organizationally, or metapho...

To break down or cause to become incorporated into a liquid; to end a formal union or institution.

The amount of space between two points; also refers to emotional or mental separation.

far away in space or time; showing emotional coldness or aloofness.

unpleasant or offensive to the taste or mind; causing dislike or discomfort.

to swell or cause to swell due to pressure from inside, such as with fluid or gas.

to purify or concentrate a liquid by heating and cooling it; to extract the essential meaning or mos...

clearly different or separate; easily perceived or recognized.

a clear difference between things; a mark of honor or excellence.

characteristic of one person or thing and so serving to identify or distinguish them.

in a way that stands out and sets someone or something apart; in a unique manner.

clearly or unmistakably; in a way that is easily perceived.

to recognize or identify differences between things; to make someone or something stand out.

very respected and admired because of excellence, eminence, or appearance.

to twist or alter the shape, condition, or meaning of something out of its true form.

a change that makes something seem or become misshapen, altered, or false.

to draw someone's attention away from what they are trying to do.