Vocabulary for Success Course 1- Lesson 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adage | (n.) old saying commonly accepted as a truth; proverb; byword |
| cajole | (v.) persuade by flattery or promises; coax; wheedle; sweet talk |
| chagrin | (n.) mental distress caused by failur or disappointment; shame; mortification; humiliation |
| clique | (n.) narrow, small, exclusive group of people; circle; coterie; set |
| derogatory | (adj.)expressing a low opinion; belittling; disparaging; slighting |
| dispel | (v.) drive away; scatter; dissipate |
| fad | (n.) fashion or manner of conduct followed for a set of time |
| illustrious | (adj.) highly distinguished; eminent; famous; renowned |
| incarcerate | (v.) put in prison; jail; confine |
| indignation | (n.) righteous anger; strong displeasure; ire; wrath |
| linger | (v.) be slow in leaving; tarry; loiter; stay |
| numb | (adj.) deprived of the power to feel or move; deadened; paralyzed; desensitized |
| ostentatious | (adj.) intended to attract notice; pretentious; showy; splashy |
| plausible | (adj.) apparently worthy of belief; credibile; believable |
| probe | (n.) searching examinatino; investigation; inquiry |
| prodigious | (adj.) of great size, power, or extent, enormous; huge; immense |
| rankle | (v.) cause bitter resentment in; irritate; embitter; enflame |
| scant | (adj.) not quite enough; meager; insufficient |
| surveillance | (n.) close watch; supervision; scrutiny |
| sustain | (v.) bear up under; endure; undergo; suffer |
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