Vocab unit 12
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pinkpiggee42 on April 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abjure | to renounce repudiate under oath to avoid -retract abstain from -affirm profess |
| acrid | harsh in taste or odor sharp in manner or temper -irritating stinging bitter -gentle sothing mild |
| august | majestic inspring admiration and respect -stately dignified -humble base mean |
| callous | emotionally hardened -insentitive -sentative compassionate tenderhearted |
| clandestine | secret concealed -covert stealthy -open undisguised |
| compunction | remorse regret -scruple -shamelessness |
| conflaguration | a large destructive fire -holocaust wildfire -deluge flood |
| elated | in high spirits jubilant extremely pleased -overjoyed tickled pink -depressed crestfallen blue |
| indelible | not able to be erased or removed memorable -lasting permanent unforgettable -eraseable |
| indulgent | yielding to the wishes or demands of other -lenient permissive tolerant -strict severe inflexible |
| inveterate | firmly established long standing -persisting chronic -sporadic intermittent occasional |
| irrelevant | not to the point not applicable or pertinent -inapplicable immaterial beside the point -perinent material |
| nocturnal | of or occuring in the night under cover of darkness -nighttime -daytime diurnal |
| platitude | a commonplace stale or trite remark -bromide cliche -epigram quip |
| quell | to subdue put down forcibly -suppress pacify crush -incite provoke arouse stir up |
| quiescent | inactive at rest -still inert motionless dormany -active thriving lively bustling |
| ruminate | to meditate to think about at length to chew at the cud -ponder reflect mull over muse |
| tacit | unspoken silent implied -unexpressed unvoiced understood -explicit express specific |
| tangible | capable of being touched real concrete -perceptible acual -immaterial insubstantial |
| tenchant | incisive keen forceful effective cutting distinct -penetrating cutting telling -dull bland insipid |
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