Vocabulary #8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assuage | softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable |
| coalesce | to unite for a common end; join forces |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something; to turn from something by persuasion |
| latent | present and capable of becoming though not now visible, obvious, or active |
| mettle | quality of temperament or disposition |
| nebulous | indistinct, vague |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment; keen, sharp |
| scurrilous | containing obscenities, abuse, or slander |
| tumult | violent agitation of mind or feelings; a violent outburst |
| alacrity | promptness in response; cheerful readiness |
| vagary | stresses the erratic, irresponsible character of the notion or desire |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish; silly |
| inanely | vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish |
| misconstrue | to mistake the meaning of; misinterpret |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence: rule out in advance |
| pummel | to pound, to beat |
| wry | cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous |
| grimly | in a cruel and pitiless manner; sternly; harshly |
| atrophy | a wasting away or progressive decline; degeneration |
| castigate | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| reproof | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| encumber | to impede or hamper the function or activity of; to hinder |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance; fortunate; lucky; inadvertent |
| inadvertent | without intention (especially resulting from heedless action) |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil; abominable |
| proselytize | to recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling: hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |
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