Vocabulary Lessons 7-11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 calamity | (n) tragedy |
| comprehensive | (adj) complete/all or everything |
| conventional | (adj) traditional |
| flagrant | (adj) purposely done to harm |
| fluctuate | (v) be unsteady; rise or fall |
| persevere | (v) keep trying/don't give up |
| ponder | (v) to think |
| rehabilitate | (v) restore to health |
| turmoil | (n) state of confusion, disturbance, or uncertainty |
| venture | (v) journey to unknown place |
| attest | (v) to bear witness; certify |
| attribute | (n) a quality of a person |
| discern | (v) to distinguish |
| dispatch | (v) to send off or away |
| enhance | (v) to improve |
| enigma | (n) mystery/puzzle |
| exemplify | (v) be a strong example |
| mobile | (adj) movable |
| nocturnal | (adj) at night |
| orient | (v) to locate |
| concurrent | (adj) occurring simultaneously |
| confiscate | (v) to take away |
| constitute | (v) to make up or create |
| decipher | (v) to figure out |
| default | (v) to fail to meet an obligation |
| hypothetical | (adj) possible situations |
| nominal | (adj) a small amount |
| predominant | (adj) main or most |
| prerequisite | (adj) required |
| recession | (n) economic setback |
| degenerate | (v) deteriorate |
| implausible | (adj) not likely |
| incoherent | (adj) unclear |
| intercede | (v) to intervene |
| intricate | (adj) very complicated or detailed |
| sanctuary | (n) a place of refuge or safety |
| scrutiny | (n) critical examination |
| sinister | (adj) harmful or evil |
| suffice | (v) be enough; adequate |
| vulnerable | (adj) susceptible to harm |
| blatant | (adj) obvious |
| blight | (n) harmful |
| contrive | (v) devise |
| garble | (adj) mixed up |
| gaunt | (adj) very skinny (anorexic) |
| gloat | (v) boast |
| immaculate | (adj) very clean/close to perfection |
| plagiarism | (n) copy another's work without consent |
| qualm | (n) guilty concern |
| retaliation | (n) revenge |
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