BARRONS 36-40
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 genre | a certain form or style in painting or literature |
| candid | frank, open, honest |
| unsavory | disagreeable, offensive, morally bad |
| degrade | make contemptible, lower |
| venial | pardonable, forgivable |
| epitome | person or thing that embodies or represents the best |
| dexterity | mental or physical skill |
| grotesque | strange, bizzare, fantastic |
| compassion | sympathetic feeling, kindness |
| repugnant | distasteful, repulsive |
| acme | peak, pinnacle, zenith |
| copious | ample, abundant, plentiful |
| vehemently | violently, eagarly, passionately |
| depict | describe clearly, picture, portray |
| naive | unworldly, unsophisticated |
| perfidious | treacherous, false |
| covet | want, envy, wish |
| ingratiate | win confidence, charm |
| penury | poverty |
| ignominious | humiliating, disgraceful |
| confront | com face to face with |
| antipathy | dislike, distaste, hate |
| servile | slavish, submissive |
| volition | willpower, choice |
| sojourn | temporary stay |
| austere | simple, unadorned, hard |
| felicitous | happy |
| halcyon | peaceful, calm |
| tenable | supportable, defendable |
| superfluous | excessive, surplus |
| motivate | inspire, stimulate, provoke |
| rationalize | use or give reason other than the real one |
| therapy | healing or curing process |
| nascent | beginning to exist or develop |
| iconoclast | image-breaker, attacker of beliefs |
| erudite | very scholarly |
| phobia | persistent fear, strong dislike |
| germane | appropriate, in close relatoinship to |
| vertigo | dizziness |
| conductive | leading, helpful |
| glib | smooth of speech |
| homogeneous | same or uniform |
| malleable | capable of being shaped or formed |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness |
| trend | general direction |
| stagnant | motionless, dull, inactive |
| passe | outmoded, old-fashioned |
| foist | pass off slyly, pass as genuine |
| capitulate | surrender, make terms |
| audacity | boldness, daring |
| tantalize | tease or torment by offering something good, but not deliver |
| stigmatize | to mark with disgrace |
| procrastinate | delay, put off |
| facet | one side or view of a person or situation |
| retort | to answer, reply |
| reticent | silent or reserved |
| tacit | understood, implied, not stated |
| chicanery | trickery, underhandedness |
| docile | easy to manage |
| fatal | deadly, disastrous |
| saga | heroic story |
| belated | late, delayed |
| decrepit | broken down, worn out |
| imperturbable | calm, steady, serene |
| vacillate | hesitate, fluctuate |
| staunch | strong, trusty, firm |
| opprobrium | scorn, insult |
| Machiavellian | governed by orrotunity, not principled |
| unconscionable | without conscience, unreasonable |
| pandemonium | disorder, uproar |
| flay | strip off skin, scold harshly |
| demeanor | conduct, bearing |
| delineation | sketch, description in words |
| vindicate | absolve, justify |
| heinous | hatefully evil |
| turpitude | violation |
| infraction | violation |
| callous | unfeeling |
| redress | to right a wrong |
| vituperation | blame, abuse |
| rhetoric | use (sometimes exaggerated) of language |
| clique | small, exclusive group of people |
| extol | praise highly |
| mentor | counselor, coach, tutor |
| facile | easily accomplished or contained |
| cant | insincere or almostmeaningless talk |
| umbrage | resentment, offense |
| magnanimous | generous, noble |
| vilify | malign, slander |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| vapid | uninteresting, dull |
| unwieldy | bulky, difficult to handle |
| proximity | nearness |
| lassitude | weariness, weakness |
| vitiate | destroy the use or value |
| augment | enlarge, increase |
| fatuous | foolish, silly, inane |
| contort | twist violently |
| repetoire | works that an artist is ready to perform |
| imperceptible | extremely slight or gradual |
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