ALTO Essentials Set 11
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jenniecoco on July 7, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acquiesce | v. to agree without protesting |
| acumen | n. keen insight |
| adroit | adj. skillful, dexterous |
| aggrieved | adj. distressed, wronged, injured |
| ameliorate | v. to improve |
| amenable | adj. willing, compliant |
| anxiety | n. intense uneasiness |
| appease | v. to calm, satisfy |
| benign | adj. favorable, not threatening, mild |
| capricious | adj. subject to whim, fickle |
| chaos | n. absolute disorder |
| compress | v. to apply pressure, squeeze together |
| congruity | n. the quality of being in agreement |
| convention | 1. n. an assembly of people 2. n. a rule, custom |
| cursory | adj. brief to the point of being superficial |
| deliberate | adj. intentional, reflecting careful consideration |
| diaphanous | adj. light, airy, transparent |
| dirge | n. a mournful song, especially for a funeral |
| discern | v. to perceive, detect |
| distend | v. to swell out |
| divine | adj. godly, exceedingly wonderful |
| divulge | v. to reveal something secret |
| dormant | adj. sleeping, temporarily inactive |
| edict | n. an order, decree |
| elude | v. to evade, escape |
| espouse | v. to take up as a cause, support |
| fatuous | adj. silly, foolish |
| fervent | adj. ardent, passionate |
| fetter | v. to chain, restrain |
| genial | adj. friendly, affable |
| hallowed | adj. revered, consecrated |
| hardy | adj. robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions |
| implacable | adj. incapable of being appeased or mitigated |
| inexorable | adj. incapable of being persuaded or placated |
| interject | v. to insert between other things |
| meager | adj. deficient in size or quality |
| mores | n. the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people |
| noxious | adj. harmful, unwholesome |
| nuance | n. a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression |
| obstinate | adj. not yielding easily, stubborn |
| ominous | adj. foreboding or foreshadowing evil |
| pertinacious | adj. stubbornly persistent |
| pithy | adj. concisely meaningful |
| propagate | v. to multiply, spread out |
| prudence | n. cautious, circumspect |
| reclusive | adj. solitary, shunning society |
| resilient | adj. able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity |
| sacrosanct | adj. holy, something that should not be criticized |
| solicitous | adj. concerned, attentive |
| taciturn | adj. not inclined to talk |
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