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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 latent | (adj) present or potential but not evident or active |
| timbre | (n) the characteristic quality of sound |
| cacophony | (n) a meaningless mixture of sounds |
| precarious | (adj) dependent on circumstances that are beyond one's control; unstable |
| assimilate | (adj) to incorporate as one's own; absorb |
| sanctity | (n) the condition of being holy; a sacred thing |
| querulous | (adj) full of complaints |
| opulent | (adj) richly supplied or abundant |
| gaunt | (adj) extremely thin and boney as from great hunger or torture |
| tangible | (n) material or real and actual |
| docile | (adj) easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive |
| elicit | (v) to give rise to or evoke; to bring to light |
| evanescent | (adj) passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing |
| florid | (adj) having a red or flushed complexion; ornate or flowery |
| impel | (v) to urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate |
| therm, thermo | "heat" |
| solv, solu | "loosen" |
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