APLC vocab quiz december Mrs Chandler
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sharplesgirls Plus on December 5, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 disparage | belittle |
| genuflect | bend the knee in worship |
| facetious | sarcastic, humorous |
| impervious | impenetrable |
| morose | gloomily or sullenly ill-humored |
| melange | a mixture |
| cantankerous | disagreeable, peevish |
| repose | being at rest, tranquility |
| jovial | endowed with a certain hearty joyous nature |
| ascertain | find out with certainty |
| innocuous | harmless, insipid |
| nihilism | belief in nothing, anarchy, extreme skepticism |
| ostentatious | showy, gaudy |
| prevaricate | lie |
| rapacious | inordinately greedy |
| sartorial | relating to a tailor, fashion |
| odious | hateful |
| extemporaneous | impromptu |
| expound | explain in greater detail |
| staid | sedate, fixed and permanent |
| aesthetic | artistic, visual appearance |
| clairvoyant | farsighted, psychic |
| discernible | visible or apparent |
| expedite | speed up |
| vacuous | empty-headed |
| contrition | repentant/repentance |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| impotent | powerless, weak |
| ostensibly | presumably |
| unctuous | oily, smooth talking |
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