Vocab week 5
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abhor | hate, loathe, or detest |
| abstraction | deduction or an idea separate from |
| acme | top or highest point of perfection |
| affluence | riches, abundance, or opulence |
| amnesty | general pardon for offenses against a government or a grant of amunity |
| assuage | lessen, pacify, or mitigate |
| bilious | sour, bad-tempered, or crabbed |
| blase | bored, uninterested, or satiated |
| captious | quibbling, or carping |
| circumspect | cautious, careful, or unobjectionable |
| contraband | smuggled goods or prohibited goods |
| countenance | face, expression, or features |
| deleterious | bad, harmful, or injurious |
| despot | bully, dictator, or tyrant |
| dissident | disagreeing or dissenting |
| effrontery | nerve, boldness, or presumption |
| erudite | well-read or scholarly |
| expatiate | expand or enlarge |
| felicitous | fitting, apt, or appropriate |
| garrulous | talkative, chattery, loquacious |
| gesticulate | making motions or making gestures |
| hue | shade or tint |
| impasse | stand still, dead lock, or insoluble difficult |
| ineluctable | certain, unavoidable, in inevitable |
| intransigent | stubborn, uncompromising, or irreconcilable |
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