Wordly Wise 10 Lesson 5
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lmcdowell17 on September 28, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acrimony | bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility (n.) |
| Acrimonious | marked by strong resentment or cynicism (adj.) |
| Ambivalent | having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive (adj.) |
| Ambivalence | mixed feelings or emotions (n.) |
| Cessation | a stopping, either final or temporary (n.) |
| Emaciated | very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny (adj.) |
| Enclave | a distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory (n.) |
| Engender | to bring into being, to produce (v.) |
| Exacerbate | to make more severe, bitter, or violent (v.) |
| Illicit | not allowed, improper, or unlawful (adj.) |
| Indigenous | naturally living or growing in a certain area; native (adj.) |
| Inexorable | not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless (adj.) |
| Infatuated | filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire (adj.) |
| Infatuation | foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration (n.) |
| Insatiable | never satisfied; greedy (adj.) |
| Poignant | painfully moving, affecting, or touching (adj.) |
| Proselytize | to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause (v.) |
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