VOCAB 11 KAREN
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sweetberry96 on May 28, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abdicate | v) to give up a position, usually one of leadership |
| abduct | v) to kidnap |
| allay | v) to soothe/ease |
| ameliorate | v) to improve |
| colloquial | adj) characteristic of informal conversation |
| crescendo | n) a steady increase in volume |
| demarcations | n) the marking of boundaries or categories |
| demure | adj) quiet |
| discursive | adj) rambling |
| efficacious | adj) effective |
| furtive | adj) secretive |
| interlocutor | n.) someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation |
| lurid | adj) graphic, gruesome |
| neophyte | (n.) someone who is young or inexperienced |
| patent | adj) clear |
| plaudits | (n.) enthusiastic approval, applause |
| privation | (n.) lacking basic necessities |
| ruminate | v) to comtemplate, reflect |
| salient | adj) significant |
| sobriety | n) calm |
| spurious | (adj.) false but designed to seem plausible |
| temerity | n) recklessness |
| turpitude | n) moral corruption |
| unctuous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| veneer | (n.) a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance |
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