Units 1-4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abase | to humiliate, degrade |
| appease | to calm, satisfy |
| benign | favorable, not threatening, mild |
| boisterous | loud and full of energy |
| buffet | to strike with force |
| canvas | to cover inspect |
| convene | to call together |
| defer | to postpone something |
| embezzle | to steal money by falsifying records |
| fickle | shifting in character, inconstant |
| illicit | forbidden, not permitted |
| iridescent | showing rainbow colors |
| moderate | not extreme |
| paucity | small in quantity |
| reprehensible | deserving rebuke |
| bashful | shy, excessively timid |
| bias | a tendency, inclination, prejudice |
| caustic | bitter, biting, acidic |
| efface | to wipe out, obliterate, rub away |
| hardy | robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions |
| implicate | to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate |
| jubilant | extremely joyful, happy |
| lavish | given without limits |
| nurture | to assist the development of |
| paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true |
| rancid | having a terrible taste or smell |
| respite | a break, rest |
| salve | a soothing balm |
| tacit | expressed without words |
| zealous | fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something |
| abdicate | to give up a position of leadership |
| accolade | high praise, great honor |
| buttress | to support, hold up |
| calamity | an event with disastrous consequences |
| curt | quick and rude with few words |
| dubious | doubtful, of uncertain quality |
| exorbitant | too much; excessive |
| hypocrisy | not practicing what you preach, pretending to believe what one does not |
| knell | the dreary sound of a bell, often indicating a death |
| luminous | brightly shining |
| mundane | common, ordinary, concerned with the world rather than with heaven |
| nonchalant | uncaring; indifferent |
| philanthropic | charitable, giving |
| raze | to demolish, knock to the ground |
| stolid | expressing little sensibility, unemotional |
| brazen | excessively bold, brash |
| circumlocution | indirect and wordy language |
| debunk | to expose the falseness of something |
| desecrate | to violate the sacredness of a thing or place |
| elegy | speech given in honor of a dead person |
| forlorn | lonely, abandoned, hopeless |
| gourmand | someone fond of eating and drinking |
| mollify | to soften in temper |
| obscure | unclear, partially hidden |
| perplex | to confuse |
| propagate | to multiply, spread out |
| quagmire | a difficult situation |
| satiate | to satisfy excessively |
| tortuous | winding |
| yoke | to join, link |
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