Acceptable definitions for
Class Vocabulary Words

Analects- brief passages of someone's writings, etc.

Contingency -in the event of/alternative depending on circumstances

Comprehensive-all inclusive/encompassing

Debut-coming out

Dominant-outweighing, governing, standing out

Perceive-see, discern

Retention-hold, keeping in

Omnibus-made up of many parts

Subordinates -persons who work for or under someone else

Endeavor -venture , undertaking

Extroversion -outgoing, people-oriented

Monolithic -solid, one piece

Muddling -struggling through something

Countermand - order or command that is opposite of previous order

Esoteric -no practical value, arcane,

Rulification -to formalize procedures or rules

Ingenuity -creativity, resourcefulness

Heed -watch for

Routinization- when something becomes second nature,
person can perform a task without thinking about it.

Belabored -excessive focus-discussing an issue beyond
the point where there is a benefit to doing so

Debilitating -bringing about weakness

Maligned - pernicious, unfavorable

Efficacious -efficient

Ephemeral -short period in time

Tabula rasa - blank/clean slate

Dichotomy -two different meanings

Antiquated -old, outdated

Polarize - to create divergence (differences, opposites)

Litigants -persons involved in a law suit

Synonymously -with same meaning

Inadequate -not enough

Contemporary -at the same time in history

Feasible -workable

Succinctly -clear and direct

Court dockets -written schedule of cases and decisions

Continuum - anything with a range of values between opposite ends

Consensus -agreement

Lateral -movement across without loss of value/rank/status

Autocratic -dictatorial

Facilitate -make easier

Esprit de corps - high morale exhibited by highly motivated persons working together in an identifiable group.

Hierarchy -rank structure from top to bottom

Mystique -of mysterious qualities

Dissemination - pass out, distribute

Empathy - ability to feel what someone else is feeling

Expenditure - purchases, paying out money

Gamut -range

Accreditation -official recognition of having reached a specified level of
organizational or personal work quality, or having met certain
requirements.

Quantification -to convert a value into numbers

Variables - Different factors affecting an outcome

Implication - indirect meaning

Frivolous -without a legitimate basis

Inception - at the beginning of

Continuance - to hold over or postpone until some later time

Plaintiff - person filing a law suit

Discretion -ability to chose between several acceptable options

Distinct -clear, sharp, specific

Aberration - deviation from the norm

Ramification -indirect consequences

Hybrid -cross, mixture

Dilemma -having to chose between two or more equally desirable or
undesirable options

Eradicate -destroy, remove

Implementation -put into action

Ascertain -determine, find out

Exacerbate -make worse