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shaniahargis on January 22, 2010
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73 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Beguile | To deceieve; trick |
| Minutiae | Minor or trivial detail |
| Diligence | Earnest effort to accomplish |
| onomatopeia | Word that initates what it stands for "buzz" "drip" |
| Civility | Politeness; couresy |
| Prudent | Using caution in handling practical matters |
| Fastidious | Difficult to satisfy or please |
| Affix | A word element that is attached to a bast, stem, or root |
| Mores | Accepeted customs of a social group |
| Decorum | Appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
| Provincial | Of areas away from a country's capital |
| Selective | Careful in choosing; discriminiating |
| Judicious | Haivng or exhibiting sound judgements |
| Simile | Comparson of two things using like or as |
| Colloquial | Referring to informal speech or writing |
| Systematic | Having a system, method, or plan |
| Meticulous | Extremely careful and precise |
| Invinsible | Too strong or great to be defeated |
| Assail | To attack; assult |
| Apprehensive | Anxious or freaful about the future |
| Abject | Lacking all self-respect; contemptible |
| Mettle | Spirit; daring; pluck |
| Bulwark | A defensive wall; rampart |
| Precarious | Dangerously lacking in stablilty; risky |
| Projectile | An object that is launched through space |
| Citadel | A fortress in or near a city |
| Qualm | A sensation of doubt or misgiving; uneasiness |
| Dejected | Depressed; disheartened |
| Stalwart | Phyisically strong; sturdy; robust |
| Unequivocal | Leaving no doubt; perfectly clear |
| Dubious | Doubtful; uncertain |
| Subjective | TAking place within an individual's mind |
| Stamina | Endurcance; resistance to fatigue or illness |
| Vacillate | To waver indecisively; hesitate |
| Indeterminate | Not capable of being determined |
| Jetty | A structure projecting into a body of water; a wharf |
| Imbue | To pervade or permeate as if with a dye |
| Didactice | Intended to teach or instruct |
| Salient | Standing out and attracting attention |
| Flagrant | Exremely or deliberately noticeable |
| Avert | To turn away or aside |
| Edify | To instruct in order to improve |
| Sequester | To remove or withdraw from public view |
| Flaunt | To off in order to impress others |
| Elucidate | To make clear or plain |
| Subterfuge | Deception by means of a strategy |
| Furtive | Done quickly and with stealth; sly |
| Revert | To return to a former condition or belief |
| Diversion | Something that relaxes or entertains |
| Pedagogy | The art or profession of teaching |
| Surreptitious | Done or acting in secret |
| Latent | Capable of coming into existence but not active |
| Inadvertent | Accidental; unintentional |
| Explicit | Expressed clearly and precisely |
| Unobstusive | Not readily noticeable |
| Vertigo | The sensation of dizziness |
| Intrepid | Couragous; fearless; bold |
| Brazen | Rudely bold; insolent |
| Alacrity | Speed and willingness in respoding |
| Accredit | To recognice as meeting official standards |
| Pacific | Premoting peace; preacful; serene |
| Complaisant | Showing a willingness to please |
| Indolent | REluctant to exert onself; habitually lazy |
| Conspicious | EAsy to notice; obvious |
| Inert | Having no power to move or act; lifeless |
| Ennui | Listlessness resulting fron inactivity; boredom |
| DIscredit | To cast doubt on; destroy belief in |
| Strident | Having a shrill, hard, and grating effect |
| Pandemoniuim | Whild uproar or noise; tumult |
| Credibility | The quality of deserving confidence |
| Serenity | The quality of being untroubled or unruffled |
| Miscreant | A person who behaves badly or criminally |
| Creditable | Deserving crommendation; praiseworthy |
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