April Vocab
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Stokedoggy on April 23, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acerbic | Bitter, sharp in taste or temper |
| Affable | Friendly, easy to approach |
| Amiable | Friendly, pleasant, likeable |
| Appease | To satisfy, placate, calm, pacify |
| Askew | Crooked, tilted |
| Avarice | Greed |
| Bequeath | To give or leave through a will; to hand down |
| Cajole | To flatter, coax, persuade |
| Circuitous | Roundabout |
| Concur | To agree |
| Covert | Hidden, secret |
| Daunt | To discourage, intimidate |
| Despot | Tyrannical ruler |
| Dither | To move or act confusedly or without clear purpose |
| Egregious | Conspicuously bad |
| Euphoria | Feeling of well-being or happiness |
| Fastidious | Careful with details |
| Forgo | To go without, refrain from |
| Hapless | Unfortunate, having bad luck |
| Imperious | Arrogantly self-assured, domineering, overbearing |
| Incorrigible | Incapable of being corrected |
| Insipid | Bland, lacking flavor; lacking excitement |
| Irascible | Easily angered |
| Lament | To deplore, grieve |
| Lucid | Clear and easily understood |
| Mandatory | Necessary, required |
| Meticulous | Extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking |
| Mundane | Worldly, commonplace |
| Nuance | Shade of meaning |
| Opulence | Wealth |
| Panorama | Broad view, comprehensive picture |
| Peerless | Unequaled |
| Pilfer | To steal |
| Prattle | Meaningless, foolish talk |
| Proclivity | Tendency, inclination |
| Proximity | Nearness |
| Rail | To scold with bitter or abusive language |
| Reclusive | Shut off from the world |
| Rescind | To repeal, cancel |
| Ruminate | To contemplate, reflect upon |
| Scrupulous | Restrained; honest; careful and precise |
| Slovenly | Untidy, messy |
| Staid | Self- restrained to the point of dullness |
| Sullen | Brooding, gloomy |
| Tangential | Digressing, diverting |
| Unanimity | State of total agreement or unity |
| Vehement | Strong, urgent |
| Vitriolic | Burning, caustic; sharp, bitter |
| Whet | To sharpen, stimulate |
| Yoke | To join together |
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