Mrs. Aalberg 2nd Quarter Vocabulary Set 1
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HeatherAholt on November 14, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 vitriolic | caustic or biting (such as vitriolic speech) |
| retrograde | decline; deteriorate |
| longevity | length of life |
| cryptic | hidden; occult; mysterious |
| vituperative | abusive in words; scolding |
| retrospective | looking back on things past; a reviewing of past events |
| lope | an easy, bounding gait (as of a wolf) |
| multifarious | having great variety |
| automaton | a mechanism that is self-ruling; a person who acts mechanically, seemingly without thought |
| vivacious | animated; gay; lively |
| intrigue | a secret scheme; a secret love affair OR accomplish by cheating, trickery; arouse the interest, desire, or curiosity of OR engage in secret schemes |
| explicit | distinctly stated; clear in language; free from all vagueness |
| cede | yield; give up; also, to transfer |
| stealthy | acting in a sly or secret manner; furtive |
| dauntless | bold, fearless |
| revelry | boisterous merrymaking |
| lout | a clownish, clumsy fellow |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cooking |
| autonomous | independent of all outside control; having right or power to rule itself |
| vociferous | making a loud outcry; loud and insistent so as to call attention |
| oncede | admit; acknowledge; yield |
| unprecedented | never done before; new |
| intercede | intervene between parties with intent to reconcile differences |
| cessation | the act of ceasing, discontinuing, or stopping |
| accessible | convenient; easy to get to |
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