Davis Vocab List 20 (10)
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Yodamadashi on March 18, 2010
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Vocabulary definitions for Davis Vocabulary List 10 for 2nd semester.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 imminent | about to occur |
| eminent | towering above others |
| stupendous | huge |
| imposing | impressive or awesome |
| impending | threatening to occur soon |
| sangfroid | composure, equanimity |
| miserliness | stinginess |
| tenacity | persistence, stubbornness |
| petulance | rude or peevish behavior |
| truculent | belligerent, war-like |
| placid | peaceful or calm |
| sycophantic | like a flatterer |
| prevarication | false-hood, lie |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| differentiation | that which makes a distinction between |
| incorporeal | lacking material substance, having nobody |
| brusque | abrupt, gruff |
| carping | constantly finding fault; complaining |
| immaterial | incorporeal, having no material form |
| tenuous | weak, unsubstantial; flimsy |
| nuance | subtle variation of meaning, color, or quality |
| temporal | transitory, pertaining to worldly affairs |
| convene | assemble, meet |
| facilitate | make easier |
| convoke | call together for a meeting |
| intercede | come between and try to reconcile differences |
| docile | easily led or managed |
| imperative | having power to control; urgent |
| inscrutable | mysterious, impossible to see through |
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