Westlake Campbells English Final Review
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Themistocles566 on December 5, 2010
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52 terms
French | English |
|---|---|
 Diffident | Modest |
| remiss | neglectful |
| Omniscient | all knowing |
| Infallible | incapable of error |
| Clemency | mildness |
| dearth | a scarcity |
| Truculence | Fierce, destructive |
| solace | comfort |
| Pungent | Sharp and irritating to the senses |
| explicit | clearly stated |
| Ironic | characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is |
| Premeditated | planned |
| Finite | limited |
| uncanny | mysterious |
| Facile | easy |
| Altruistic | unselfish |
| Temerity | rashness |
| Unfeigned | sincere |
| Virulent | extremely poisonous or injurious |
| Repose | a disposition free from stress or emotion |
| Adulterate | to corrupt |
| Augment | increase, make bigger |
| Bereft | sorrowful through loss or deprivation |
| dour | showing a brooding ill humor |
| Insidious | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
| Opulent | rich |
| verbatim | word for word |
| amicable | friendly |
| cursory | quick, hasty |
| adroit | skillful |
| Impetus | an impelling force or stimulus |
| Extol | praise highly |
| Tepid | weak |
| Artifice | a skillful or ingenious device |
| Coerce | to force |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Demise | decline, fall |
| Sojourn | a temporary stay |
| Fallow | undeveloped but potentially useful |
| Inclement | stormy |
| Converge | to surround |
| Ascertain | to find out |
| Cogent | powerfully persuasive |
| Malevolent | Spiteful, showing ill will |
| Panacea | a cure all |
| Skulk | move stealthily |
| Bequeth | to pass down |
| Brandish | exhibit aggressively |
| Destitute | deprived |
| Officious | meddling |
| Rampant | wild |
| Supple | bending easily |
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