ERWC VOCABULARY SECOND LIST OBJECTIVE Adjective Adverb Objectively

ERWC VOCABULARY SECOND LIST

OBJECTIVE • Adjective (Adverb: Objectively) (SP: Objetivo) • “Based solely on fact, not opinion” • If you look at the situation objectively, there is no evidence linking my client to the crime.

SUBJECTIVE • Adjective (Adverb: Subjectively) (SP: Subjetivo) • “Based on opinion or interpretation” • Deciding the greatest movie ever made is subjective; there is no one right answer.

AMBIVALENT • Adjective • Means “Undecided” or “uncertain how you feel about something” • I was ambivalent about whether it would be better to sit through a Justin Bieber concert or have my head repeatedly slammed in a car door; I chose the car door.

ACCOUNTABLE • Adjective • Means “Responsible (for something)” • You are accountable for your actions once you turn 18; until then, you can get away with anything.

CONTENTIOUS • Adjective • Means “Controversial” • Sp: contencioso • Donald Sterling made several contentious remarks that ended up getting him banned from the NBA for life.

EMULATE • Verb • Emulates, emulated, emulating • Means “To imitate” • Positive connotation • Every time I played basketball as a child, I emulated Michael Jordan by sticking out my tongue.

SPORADIC • Adjective • Sporadically (adverb) • Means “infrequent” or “rare” • Your sporadic bathing habits may have something to do with your difficulty in getting dates.

AFFABLE • Adjective • Means “likeable” or “friendly” • Most people consider him to be quite affable, so he fits in well wherever he goes.

FATHOM • Verb • Means “to understand” • “fathomable” (adj. ), Unfathomable (adj. ) • I cannot fathom why anyone likes Kanye West; that guy is an idiot. • Such a thing is unfathomable.

FEASIBLE • Adjective • Means “Able to be • done” • Running a marathon is feasible for most people, as long as they train for it.

VERBOSE • Adjective • Means “using too many words” or “long-winded” • Her description of her day at work was verbose, so I pretended to listen while I watched TV.

CONCISE • Adjective • Means “using just enough words” or “to-the-point” • Please provide a concise list of your concerns and I will address them in order.

ARDENT • Adjective • “Enthusiastic” or “Passionate” about something • He was an ardent comic book fan, so Comic-con was the highlight of his year.

DISSUADE • Verb • Dissuades, dissuaded, dissuading • Means “to discourage (from doing something)” • The signs posted everywhere should have dissuaded him from trying to swim with the orcas; however, he ignored them.

DEJECTED • Adjective • Means “depressed” or “discouraged” • The whole team was dejected after being blown out by over 100 points.

EQUIVOCATE • Verb • “To avoid making a definite statement” (Usually to avoid telling the truth. ) • When she asked him who he was texting, he equivocated, which made her even more suspicious.