Return of the Native
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johnsonfam77 on January 5, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abate | to reduce in intensity or amount |
| abstracted | removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind |
| abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
| accord | agreement, state of harmony |
| acquiesce | to give in, to comply |
| adherent | a follower of something such as a leader, party, philosophy, or profession |
| advent | a coming or arrival |
| advocacy | support of an idea or cause |
| affinity | a natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
| alacrity | prompt and cheerful response |
| aloof | apart, indifferent |
| ambiguous | having more than one possible meaning |
| anachronism | error in chronology or time order, unclear,uncertain |
| anchor | secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
| antecedent | a preceding occurrence or cause or event |
| antediluvian | a very old (or old fashioned) person |
| antiquity | quality of being very old; ancient times; |
| apathy | lack of emotion or interest |
| append | To add in a supplementary manner |
| arable | fit for plowing, tillable |
| articulate | express or state clearly |
| ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
| ascetic | One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury |
| astute | shrewd; clever |
| atrophy | to waste away, to wither |
| audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring |
| barbarism | the incorrect usage of words or forms of language |
| bestow | to grant or to give |
| betoken | to give a sign of |
| bland | mild, affable, insipid |
| blasphemous | irreverent, profane |
| boisterous | rowdy,rough, and stormy |
| buoyant | capable of floating; cheerful |
| burnish | make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| cataclysm | an event or situation that causes a momentous change or upheaval |
| celestial | pertaining to the sky or heavens |
| certitudes | Things that are inevitable or certain, certainties |
| chronic | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering |
| circumvent | to get around, outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around |
| clandestine | secret |
| gratis | free of charge |
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