Vocabulary
Week 21

1. symposium – a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
2. antics – a playful trick or prank
3. burgeon – to grow or develop quickly; to flourish
4. oscillate – to swing, turn or move to and fro, as a pendulum does
5. polymer – a compound of high nuclear weight derived either by the addition of other smaller molecules
6. abstain – to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy
7. snivel – to weep or cry with sniffling
8. prognosticate – to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy
9. naive – unaffected simplicity, unsophisticated, showing a lack of experiences or judgment
10. intervene – to come between disputing people or groups, to intercede or mediate
11. euphoria – a feeling of happiness, confidence or well-being
12. narcissistic – excessive fascination or love of oneself
13. mirth – jovial or amused, especially when accompanied by laughter
14. parcel – an object or container of something wrapped up or packaged; a portion or fragment
15. scruples – a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions
16. repute– estimation in the view of other; reputation
17. parasite – an organism that lives on or in an organism or another species, known as the host, from which the parasite obtains nutriment
18. scant – barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; inadequate
19. preponderance – superior in weight, force or influence, numbers
20. merciless – without mercy; having or showing no mercy
21. synapse – a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received