Vocab 7B
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abject: adj. | servile; cringing |
| accrue: v. | be added by growth |
| amity: n. | friendliness |
| apathy: n. | indifference |
| archaic: adj. | ancient; outdated; old-fashioned |
| august: adj. | stately [i.e., respected and impressive] |
| aver: adj. | assert |
| beget: v. | produce offspring; cause |
| blandish: v. | persuade by flattery |
| capricious: adj. | changeable; whimsical |
| commodious: adj. | roomy |
| concomitant: adj. | accompanying |
| coterie: n. | clique; circle |
| droll: adj. | comical |
| egregious: adj. | outstanding |
| empirical: adj. | verifiable by observation or experience |
| facetious: adj. | humorous |
| frugal: adj. | sparing of expenditure |
| gibe: v. | mock; scoff |
| insidious: adj. | treacherous |
| lacerate: v. | mangle; tear |
| levity: n. | lightheartedness; frivolity |
| mendacity: n. | lying |
| mordant: adj. | biting |
| panacea: n. | a cure-all |
| perspicuous: adj. | lucid |
| prerogative: n. | unquestioned right |
| protract: v. | prolong |
| recumbent: adj. | lying down |
| spurious: adj. | not genuine |
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