VCR Book B
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85 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 perennial | lasting indefinitly |
| permeate | to spread throughout |
| persevere | to stick to a purpose despite obstacles |
| defer | to postpone |
| dilatory | tending to delay |
| infer | to form a conclusion |
| subvert | to upset; to ruin |
| contort | to twist out of shape |
| distort | to change to make something false |
| adversity | hardship |
| perverse | stupidly stubborn |
| excerpt | a selected passage from a work of art |
| exonerate | to free from blame |
| exorbitant | excessive |
| expound | to explain at length |
| imposter | one who uses a false identity |
| proponent | one who argues in support |
| extraneous | coming from the outside |
| extraterrestrial | originating outside earth's limits |
| extravert | outgoing, social person |
| mediocrity | a very ordinary person, place, or thing |
| non sequitur | an illogical statement |
| sequester | to go into hiding |
| coherent | showing an ordrely relation of parts |
| colloquial | casual, informal speech |
| commiserate | to feel or express sorrow with |
| condone | to forgive |
| abstain | to refrain from something by one's own choice |
| contrite | sorrow about one's sins |
| impertinent | rude, sassy |
| aptitude | quickness in learning |
| astringent | harsh, severe |
| stringent | tight, constricted |
| conjugate | to join a verb with a noun |
| abhor | to hate |
| abound | to exist in great quantities |
| abrasive | harsh, rough |
| abscond | to hide out secretly |
| abstemious | sparing or modeerate, especially in eating or drinking |
| discern | to detect differences |
| discreet | showing respect in speech or behavior |
| analyze | to study something carefully by looking at its parts |
| catalyst | a force or person causing an action |
| concise | saying or writing much in few words |
| herbicide | weed killer |
| precise | exact or accurate in every detail |
| improvise | to make up something without preparation |
| reticent | of a silent nature |
| visionary | characterized by forethought |
| auspicious | showing signs promising success |
| introspection | state of looking inside oneself |
| retrospect | survey of past time |
| specimen | single sample representative of a whole |
| specter | ghost |
| surveillance | close observation |
| vigil | period of staying awake to keep watch or prey |
| vigilant | on the lookout for danger |
| ad hoc | for a specific purpose |
| admonish | to warn or scold |
| olfactory | pertaining to the sense of smell |
| redolent | smelling full of memories |
| assent | to agree |
| dissent | to disagree |
| presentiment | a sense of something about to happen |
| tactile | pertaining to a sense of touch |
| procrastinate | to delay needlessly |
| assuage | to make less severe; to satisfy |
| fete | large, outdoor party |
| jeopardy | danger; peril |
| jocular | joking; avoiding seriousness |
| condole | to express symapthy with |
| doleful | mournful; sad |
| malevolent | wishing harm to others |
| volition | one's own will to make decisions |
| zeal | passionate devotion to a cause |
| circumference | perimeter of a circle |
| circumspect | cautious; watchful |
| cyclic | moving in cycles |
| orbit | path of one body as it revolves around another |
| orb | sphere; globe |
| cavernous | large like a cave |
| excavate | to dig out |
| feign | to pretend |
| rotund | plump |
| rotunda | circular domed building |
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