Danforth Vocabulary Groups 1-5
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50 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Travesty | ridiculous, absurd, imitation |
| Terse | to the point, concise, direct |
| Therapeutic | healing, curing, curative |
| Titular | honorary, symbolic |
| Treatise | long formally written work or long scholarly written work |
| Subsidiary | company owned by another company |
| Substantiate | to prove true, verify, confirm |
| Impunity | freedom from punishment |
| Stint | =tenure= a term of employment or association |
| Stippling | an arrangement of dots |
| Commiserate | to sympathize or pity |
| Allay | to calm or soothe or pacify |
| Ineffable | Unable to be put into words, indescribable |
| Fetid | Foul, smelly, stinking |
| Iridescent | shimmering, lustrous, shiny, brightly colors |
| Primordial | prehistoric, earliest ages |
| Apathetic | cold, unfeeling |
| Agglomeration | a mass, cluster, or group |
| Sequester | to isolate |
| Licentious | sexually or morally unrestrained, immoral |
| Allegation | the act of asserting without proof |
| Teem | to abound or swarm |
| Temporal | of or pertaining to time |
| Temporize | to be indecisive or evasive to gain time |
| Tenable | capable of being held, maintained, or defended |
| Tortuous | full of twists, turns or bends |
| Transcend | to rise above or go beyond |
| Transient | no lasting, enduring, or permanent |
| Tenet | any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma |
| Improvise | to compose and perform or deliever without previous preparation |
| Tenuous | weak, flimsy, insubstantial |
| Emaciated | sickly thin, wasted away |
| Tenure | period of employment/association |
| Stringent | strict, sever, rigid |
| Stupor | daze, state of dullness |
| Subservient | inferior, servile, submissive |
| Impasse | stalemate |
| Impeccable | perfect |
| Impecunious | bankrupt, poverty stricken |
| Translucent | transparent, clear |
| Strident | shrill, grating |
| Immutable | unchallengeable, fixed |
| Impalpable | not able to be felt or sensed |
| Importune | to beg or plead |
| Impregnable | invincible, unyielding, unconquerable |
| Improvident | wasteful, extravagent |
| Superficial | shallow, lacking depth |
| Superfluous | extra, unnecessary, unneeded |
| Supernumerary | a thing that is extra, an extra (noun) |
| Supple | agile, flexible, limber |
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