English 9 Vocab list 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 annihilate | to destroy completely |
| auxiliary | relating to something that is added but is not essential |
| boisterous | noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| charisma, charismatic | a personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others, possessing an extraordinary ability to attract |
| composite | consisting of separate interconnected parts |
| creditor | a person to whom money is owed by a debtor |
| density | the spatial property of being crowded together |
| discrepancy | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions |
| elude, elusive | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| escalate, escalation | increase in extent or intensity |
| fabricate | make up something artificial or untrue, put together out of components or parts |
| flimsy | having little substance or significance |
| gnome | a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man, a short pithy saying expressing a general truth |
| hinder, hindrance | put at a disadvantage |
| incentive | a positive motivational influence |
| inventory | making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand |
| martyr | one who suffers for the sake of principle |
| offhand | casually thoughtless or inconsiderate |
| persevere, perseverance | to refuse to give up despite difficulties |
| rabid | furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
| rouse | cause to become awake or conscious |
| shroud | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
| suspect | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law, imagine to be the case or true or probable |
| undermine | to weaken, destroy property or hinder normal operations |
| verify | confirm the truth of |
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