english midterm vocab
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nicolevalera on January 19, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 stolid | unemotional |
| immense | very large or great |
| imperceptibly | not noticeably |
| proclivities | tendencies |
| odious | hateful |
| cacophony | harsh sounds |
| cadence | rhythm |
| insidious | sly |
| contemptible | deserving of disrespect |
| trifle | of small importance |
| atone | to make up for |
| propel | to move forward |
| spare | to use carefully or frugally |
| unscrupulous | dishonest |
| martyr | one who suffers for a cause |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| melee | BRAWL |
| contrite | remorseful |
| nemesis | enemy |
| feign | to pretend |
| denounce | speak out against |
| emissary | messenger |
| exaltation | great joy |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar to the individual |
| infinitesimal | very small |
| irresolute | indecisive |
| reverberate | spring back |
| transfix | to amaze with terror or awe |
| vindicate | uphold |
| ambiguous | unclear |
| ridicule | to critisize |
| encumbrance | burden |
| extrovert | an outgoing person |
| fratricide | act of killing one's brother |
| galvanize | to stimulate |
| impinge | hinder or interfere with |
| insinuate | To imply |
| salient | prominant |
| virtuoso | highly skilled artist |
| emphatically | forcefully |
| aesthetic | artistic |
| enfeeble | weaken |
| liaison | connection |
| multifarious | diverse |
| surmise | to guess |
| vagary | unpredictable change |
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