ms wilson lesson 15-21
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105 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adjunct | connected or attached to |
| macabre | horrible |
| farcical | absurd |
| debonair | carefree and self confident in manor |
| penchant | a strong liking |
| deplete | to use up gradually |
| chicanery | the use of tricks to deceive |
| feisty | aggressive |
| mitigate | to make less severe |
| gull | to cheat or fool |
| nadir | lowest point |
| equivocal | ambiguous |
| genealogy | family history |
| impervious | incapable of being affected |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| daub | to paint unskillfully |
| admonish | to warn |
| obeisance | a bow showing deep respect |
| cache | a concealed store of goods |
| affliction | anything causing great suffering |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| aphorism | a concise statement |
| oscillate | to swing |
| delete | to remove |
| oust | to drive out |
| impermeable | not permitting passage |
| paean | a song of joy and praise |
| imperturbable | not easily excited |
| lax | careless |
| palpable | obvious |
| pariah | a social outcast |
| fluent | able to express oneself easily |
| cavort | to leap about in a sprightly manor |
| pedagogue | a schoolteacher |
| melee | a noisy fight |
| ensue | to follow as a result |
| desecrate | to damage a holy place |
| personification | a person or thing that represents an idea |
| bias | a prejudiced view |
| aloof | reserved |
| gyrate | to rotate or revolve quickly |
| fiat | an official order |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| rambunctious | unruly |
| hilarity | gaiety |
| genocide | the deliberate destruction of a group |
| zaftig | having a full, shapely figure |
| predilection | a preference toward someone or something |
| faux | artificial |
| foray | a surprise attack |
| conjecture | a judgement based on little evidence |
| allocate | to distribute |
| gratis | free |
| materialistic | wanting material possessions |
| belabor | to work at something beyond practicality |
| progeny | children |
| quintessential | the most typical |
| rudimentary | basic |
| monolithic | massive |
| manifesto | a public declaration of policies |
| tantamount | of essentially equal value |
| subversive | in opposition to authority |
| conducive | tending to cause |
| amenable | agreeable |
| stricture | a restrain or limit |
| sedentary | characterized by |
| influx | an inward flow |
| rigorous | severe |
| patina | a sheen on a surface resulting from age and use |
| placebo | a fake drug |
| junta | a military group |
| pinnacle | a peak |
| mollify | to reduce |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| impasse | a problem with no obvious resolution |
| wunderkind | one who excels in a difficult field at a young age |
| acumen | ability to discern |
| nanotechnology | the use of single atoms to construct microscopic devises |
| notarize | to certify legally |
| piquant | a strong taste |
| malodorous | having an offensive odor |
| pungent | a sharp taste |
| erroneous | incorrect |
| concurrent | happening at the same time |
| negligible | of little importance |
| renege | to break a promise |
| precept | a rule of action |
| visage | a facial expression |
| irrevocable | impossible to revoke |
| confute | to argue |
| meritorious | deserving of an award |
| mezzanine | the lowest balcony of a theater |
| tribulation | an affliction |
| recumbent | resting |
| dynasty | a succession of rulers from the same family |
| purport | to claim |
| forte | an area of strength |
| kleptomania | a continual urge to steal |
| renown | a state of being well known and honored |
| ineffable | too sacred to be described |
| fortitude | strength in adversity |
| botch | to ruin through clumsiness |
| perennial | lasting indefinitely |
| brinkmanship | pushing dangerous situations to the edge of disaster |
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