Licht: English 12: Vocab 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amenity | agreeable ways or manners; the quality of being agreeable or pleasant |
| antediluvian | very, very old (before the flood) |
| balk | to refuse to proceed in an expected direction |
| confluence | a coming together |
| denigrate | to belittle, to run down, to deny the importance of something |
| dirge | funeral hymn, lament |
| disconcerting | upsetting, frustrating |
| endemic | peculiar to or a trait of a group or area |
| foible | slight fault, minor weakness of character |
| garish | crudely or tastelessly colorful or showy; excessively ornate or elaborate |
| indict | to charge or to accuse |
| latent | not visible; dormant |
| myriad | a very large and indefinite number |
| oscillating | moving back and forth; swinging; varying |
| ostracize | to exclude by general consent from society or privileges |
| pithy | concise and meaningful |
| presage | something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical |
| raconteur | one who is skillful at telling stories and anecdotes |
| stasis | motionless; stagnation |
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