Vocabulary for Success Course 1- Lesson 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adorn | (v.) add beauty to; make more attractive; decorate; embellish; beautify |
| appalling | (adj.) filled with horror, shock, or dismay, frightful; shocking |
| barren | (adj.) producing little or no vegetation; incapable of producing offspring; unproductive; sterile |
| buffoon | (n.) person giving to joking, clowing, or playing pranks; clown; zany |
| congenial | (adj.) having the same tastes and temperament; friendly; sociable |
| corroborate | (v.) support with evidence; confirm; substantiate; verify |
| curtail | (v.) cut back; shorten; lessen; abbreviate; reduce |
| deplore | (v.) regret strongly; disapprove of; feel gried for; lament; dewail |
| enhance | (v.) add or contribute to; increase; augment; improve; intensify |
| festive | (adj.) of or suited to a feast or festival; joyful; merry; jovial |
| malicious | (adj.) full of malice (ill will); desirous of doing mischief or making others suffer; spiteful; malevolent |
| meritorious | (adj.) worthy of honor; praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; deserving |
| minimize | (v.) make (something or someone) appear as unimportant as possible; belittle; disparage; decry |
| obligation | (n.) something one is bound to do; duty; responsibility |
| preposterous | (adj.) completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; utterly foolish; absurd; senseless; ridiculous |
| procrastinate | (v.) defer action; habitually put off the doing of something that should be done; delay; dwadle; postpone |
| reimburse | (v.) make repayment )to someone) for expenses or losses incurred; repay; recompense; compensate |
| skinflint | (n.) one who is very hard and grasping in money matters; miser; tightwad; pinchpenny |
| toxic | (adj.) affected by or acting as a poison; poisonous; venomous |
| zeal | (n.) intense enthusiasm; impassioned eagerness; ardor; fervor; passion |
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