Week 16 Honors English
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 indigenous | (adj) native to a certain area |
| gregarious | (adj) seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| habitat | (adj) the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs |
| cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough |
| interloper | (n.) one who moves in where he or she in not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| prolific | (adj) abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity |
| bulwark | (n) a protective structure of stone or concrete |
| sedentary | (adj) inactive |
| frugal | (adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
| antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast |
| altrustic | (adj) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| embellish | (v) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
| cache | (n) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) |
| coterie | (n) a circle of close associates or friends |
| cupidity | (n) an eager desire for something; greed |
| virtuosity | skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)] |
| temerity | (n.) foolish boldness |
| amorous | (adj) expressing love or the state of being in love |
| progeny | (n) offspring; children; descendants |
| saturate | (v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully |
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