Vocab Chp. 10-12
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running_up_that_hill on April 3, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accrue | to grow or accumulate over time |
| bedlam | state of uproar and confusion |
| covert | hidden, disguised, sheltered, (n) hiding place |
| debonair | pleasant, courteous, smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| dun | to demand insistently; a creditor; dark, drab |
| efficacious | effective, producing results |
| equanimity | calmness, composure |
| invective | a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; vituperative; diatribe; philippic |
| munificent | extremely generous, lavish |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| reprobate | a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continued sitting |
| abstemious | moderate, sparing, abstinence |
| contingent | likely but not certain to happen, dependent on uncertain events; representative group forming part of a larger body |
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, roving |
| foist | to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
| inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly |
| pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| salient | leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent; a projection or bulge; protrusive |
| specious | deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit; sophistic; casuistic |
| contiguous | side by side; touching |
| cupidity | avarice; greed |
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| incisive | sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| politic | prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed |
| prosaic | dull, lacking in distinction and originality, humdrum, literal |
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