Vocabulary One
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pnenclares on August 30, 2010
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Mrs. Huston's class
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous |
| ambivalent | having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action |
| angular | lean; sharp cornered; gaunt |
| arrogant | overbearingly assuming; insolently proud |
| aversion | strong disinclination, disliking |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more things |
| disdain | intense dislike; to treat someone with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy |
| disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner |
| disparity | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree |
| embellish | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation |
| engender | to cause, to produce, to create |
| innocuous | harmless, producing no injury |
| insipid | boring and stupid |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
| laud | to praise, extol |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance |
| repudiate | to reject, to disown, to disavow |
| reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| serene | calm, placid |
| subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious |
| superfluous | beyond what is needed or required, an overflow |
| taciturn | quiet, not verbose |
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