Vega's Vocabulary Sushi - Set1
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ScreamingEgo on March 10, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 lamentable | adj - emotionally upsetting or distressing; heartbreaking |
| dossier | n - a record containing detailed information about a person (for example: a resume or patient chart) |
| prim | adj - overly neat, precise, proper, formal |
| promulgate | v - to proclaim; to publicly or formally declare something |
| daft | adj - senseless, stupid, or foolish |
| surfeit | n - excess |
| extenuating | adj - excusable; serving as a reasonable excuse |
| homily | n - This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |
| adroit | adj - skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends |
| odious | adj - unlikeable, detestable, disgusting; deserving of hate |
| incarcerate | v - to lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
| meritorious | adj - deserving reward or praise |
| shirk | v - to avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility |
| expunge | v - to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| mime | v - to perform using gestures and body movements without words; to imitate; n - a person who imitates via gestures |
| aboriginal | adj - native to an area; existing from the beginning |
| rancid | adj - having a nasty smell or taste, rotting |
| adhere | v - to stick to firmly; to follow through or carry out a plan without deviation |
| apologist | n - a person who makes an argument in support of someone or something |
| infest | v - to overrun in a way that causes harm or annoyance (as in an insect infestation) |
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