Brocabulary Flash Cards for Weeks 3 & 4

advocate

• someone who supports or defends a person/people or a cause

• a person who opposes a cause

• a neutral party in a dispute

• someone who creates laws

exploit

• to use something or someone for selfish purposes

• to enhance or improve something

• to protect something from harm

• to ignore or overlook something

disseminate

• to gather information

• to spread widely (especially information)

• to analyze data

• to create confusion

affect [verb]

• to act on and cause a change in (someone or something)

• to have a strong emotional impact on someone

• to influence the outcome of a situation

• to create a physical alteration in an object

apathetic

• having little interest or enthusiasm

• showing great passion and enthusiasm

• being overly emotional and sensitive

• demonstrating high levels of engagement

panacea

• a type of medicine that only treats minor ailments

• something that cures everything; a solution for all problems

• a herbal remedy for digestive issues

• a surgical procedure for chronic pain

ingnominious

• humiliating or degrading

• exhilarating or uplifting

• confusing or perplexing

• ordinary or mundane

effect [verb]

• to cause to come into being

• to prevent from happening

• to change the appearance of something

• to make something disappear

belligerent

• peaceful; friendly

• hostile; aggressive

• calm; composed

• submissive; passive

pinnacle

• the highest level of something

• a type of mountain

• a small hill

• a low point in a journey