ww 20 book 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accost | v. To approach and speak to in an aggressive or challenging way. |
| avarice | n. Greed for wealth. |
| bilk | v. To cheat out of what is due. |
| consummate | adj. Extremely skilled; complete or perfect. |
| consummate | v. To bring to a satisfactory conclusion; to complete. |
| conversant | adj. (used with with) Having knowledge or experience; well-informed. |
| credulous | adj. Willing to believe things with only slight or no evidence; easily convinced. |
| credulity | n. tendency to believe readily |
| euphoria | n. A feeling of great happiness or well-being. |
| euphoric | adj. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation |
| fortuitous | adj. 1. Happening by lucky chance; accidental. 2. lucky or fortunate |
| hypothetical | adj. Based on something that is not actual but assumed or supposed. |
| hypothesis | n. A supposition or tentative explanation for purposes of argument, further study, or investigation. |
| incoherent | adj. Not connected; confused; rambling |
| incoherence | n. nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible |
| miniscule | adj. Very small in size or importance. |
| pleasantry | n. An agreeable, casual remark. |
| procrastinate | v. To put off until later. |
| procrastination | n. Intentionally putting off doing something that should be done |
| qualm | n. A feeling of uneasiness as to whether what one is doing is right or wise; a misgiving. |
| stigma | n. A mark of shame or disgrace. |
| stigmatize | v. To give a bad name to. |
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