This document defines 15 vocabulary words: Fascism, Galaxy, Recession, Banal, Chronic, Solstice, Tenacious, Visage, Xeriscape, Acrimony, Bona fide, Catch-22, Élan, Finagle, and Glib. For each word, it provides the part of speech and definition. The document acts as a reference sheet for these 15 vocabulary terms.

1. Vocabulary – Cur. A
Week 11

2. Fascism
Noun
ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm
: a way of organizing a society in
which a government ruled by a
dictator controls the lives of the
people and in which people are not
allowed to disagree with the
government

3. Fascism
: a way of organizing a
society in which a
government ruled by a
dictator controls the lives
of the people and in
which people are not
allowed to disagree with
the government

4. Galaxy
Noun
ˈga-lək-sē
: an assemblage of brilliant or
notable persons or things

5. Galaxy
: an assemblage of
brilliant or notable
persons or things

6. Recession
Noun
ri-ˈse-shən
: a period of reduced economic
activity

7. Recession
: a period of
reduced economic
activity

8. Banal
adjective bə-ˈnal
: boring or ordinary : not
interesting

9. Banal
: boring or
ordinary : not
interesting

10. Chronic
adjective
ˈkrä-nik
: happening or existing
frequently or most of the time

11. Chronic
: happening or
existing
frequently or
most of the time

12. Solstice
noun
ˈsäl-stəs
: one of the two times during the
year when the sun is farthest
north or south of the equator

13. Solstice
: one of the two times during the
year when the sun is farthest north
or south of the equator

14. Tenacious
Adjective
tə-ˈnā-shəs
: not easily stopped or pulled
apart : firm or strong

15. Tenacious
: not easily
stopped or
pulled apart :
firm or strong

16. Visage
Noun
ˈvi-zij
: the face, countenance, or
appearance of a person or
sometimes an animal

17. Visage
: the face, countenance, or
appearance of a person or
sometimes an animal

18. Xeriscape
Noun, capitalized
ˈzir-ə-ˌskāp,ˈzer-
: a landscaping method developed
especially for arid and semiarid
climates that utilizes water-conserving
techniques (as the use of droughttolerant plants, mulch, and efficient
irrigation)

19. Xeriscape
: a landscaping
method developed
especially for arid
and semiarid
climates that utilizes
water-conserving
techniques

20. Acrimony
Noun
ˈa-krə-ˌmō-nē
: angry and bitter feelings

21. Acrimony
: angry and
bitter feelings

22. Bona fide
Adjective
ˈbō-nə-ˌfīd
: made in good faith without fraud
or deceit <a bona fide offer to buy a
farm>

23. Bona fide
: made in good
faith without
fraud or
deceit <a bona
fide offer to buy
a farm>
Latin, literally, in good faith

24. Catch-22
Noun, capitalized
-ˌtwen-tē-ˈtü
: a problematic situation for which the
only solution is denied by a circumstance
inherent in the problem or by a rule; also :
the circumstance or rule that denies a
solution

25. Catch-22
the showbusiness catch–22
—no work unless
you have an agent,
no agent unless
you've worked —
Mary Murphy

26. Élan
Noun
( a-lä , -län )
:Distinctive style or flair

27. Élan
:Distinctive
style or flair

28. Finagle
Verb
fə-ˈnā-gəl
: to get (something) in a clever or
dishonest way

29. Finagle
: to get
(something) in a
clever or
dishonest way

30. Glib
Adjective
ˈglib
: said or done too easily or
carelessly : showing little
preparation or thought

31. Glib
: said or done too easily or carelessly : showing
little preparation or thought