Vocab 1,3,4,5,6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Altruistic | generous |
| ambivalent | undecided |
| angular | sharp cornered |
| arrogant | insolently proud |
| averson | disliking |
| discern | differentiate |
| disdain | dislike |
| disparage | degrade |
| disparity | inequality |
| embellish | decorate |
| engender | to produce |
| innocuous | benign |
| subtle | elusive |
| insipid | boring and stupid |
| lament | bewail |
| laud | praise |
| ostentatious | showy |
| prodigal | wasteful person |
| repudiate | reject |
| reticence | reserve |
| revere | honor |
| serene | calm |
| superfluous | extra |
| taciturn | quiet |
| obscure | vague |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| affable | friendly |
| audacity | daring |
| contrite | remorseful |
| credulous | gillible |
| depravity | moral corruption |
| deprecate | belittle |
| didactic | instructive |
| dormant | inactive |
| enigmatic | mysterious |
| erudite | scholarly |
| exotic | unfamiliar |
| fuse | join |
| immutable | unchanging |
| incorrigible | incapable of being reformed |
| loathe | detest |
| mitigate | make less severe |
| nullify | negate |
| pacifistic | opposed to war |
| pretentious | self-important |
| prologue | introductory remarks |
| recant | withdraw |
| servile | submissive |
| trepidation | fear |
| vilify | defame |
| aesthetic | related to beauty |
| aloof | apart |
| archaic | out of use |
| assuage | ease |
| belie | contradict |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| daunt | intimidate |
| debilitate | weaken |
| discord | strife |
| dissemination | scattering |
| dogmatic | opinionated |
| duplicity | double-dealing |
| egocentric | selfish |
| euphemism | softer way to say something |
| gluttonous | greedy for food |
| mundane | ordinary |
| ominous | threatening |
| petulance | irritability |
| pompous | bombastic |
| precocious | early in development |
| slothful | lazy |
| trivia | insignificant matter |
| verbose | wordy |
| virulent | poisonous |
| volatile | quickly changeable |
| acrimonious | hurtful |
| ameliorate | to make better |
| amenable | willing |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| buoyant | floating |
| cajole | coax |
| calamity | horrible event |
| debase | reduce in dignity |
| efface | to wear away |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| ephemeral | fleeting |
| ferocity | savagery |
| flourish | thrive |
| haughty | excessively proud |
| impervious | can't be penetrated |
| inane | silly |
| indolence | laziness |
| infallible | incapable of error |
| inscrutable | mysterious |
| languid | sluggish |
| malice | desire harm |
| oblique | indirect |
| opulence | wealth |
| penitent | repentant |
| perfunctory | acting routinely |
| antiquated | out of date |
| arable | fit for plowing |
| ascendancy | growing power |
| atrophy | waste away |
| clandestine | secret |
| conciliate | pacify |
| cursory | superficial |
| derision | mockery |
| enmity | absolute hatred |
| extricate | disentangle |
| forbearance | patience |
| frivolous | silly |
| garrulous | talkative |
| impetuous | hasty |
| industrious | busy |
| infamous | disreputable |
| insolence | sassiness |
| levity | excessive frivolity |
| oblivion | complete unawareness |
| paradoxical | surprisingly true |
| perjury | false testimony |
| rancor | bitterness |
| sycophant | brownnoser |
| vacillating | fluctuating |
| vivid | distinct |
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