Ms. R L10~24
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 devious | meant to trick |
| duplicity | deliberate deception |
| fictitious | imaginary, false |
| guile | sly intelligence |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| hypocritical | saying one thing but doing the opposite |
| masquerade | to disguise |
| overt | not hidden |
| reputable | honorable, trustworthy |
| veracity | truthfulness, accuracy |
| finesse | to handle with skill |
| aptitude | natural ability, talent |
| precocious | showing early development |
| trite | uninteresting from overuse |
| quaint | charmingly odd in an old fashioned way |
| truism | overused saying |
| falter | to hesitate or stammer in speech |
| appreciable | noticeable |
| unwittingly | unknowingly |
| coincidental | happening at the same time by accident |
| deliberation | slow, careful thought |
| contrive | to cleverly plan |
| aritrary | based on impulse |
| fortuitous | happening by luck |
| haphazard | without plan |
| premeditated | planned beforehand |
| prophetic | foreseeing the future |
| spontaneity | the quality of following impulse |
| assert | to state firmly |
| ferocity | fierceness |
| flout | to disobey openly |
| foolhardy | unwisely bold |
| headstrong | stubborn |
| incisive | clear and sharp in expression |
| outspoken | frank in speech |
| undaunted | not discouraged |
| vehement | showing intense emotion |
| vibrant | vigorous |
| disregard | to ignore |
| enthrall | to fascinate |
| heedless | thoughtless |
| oblivious | lacking awareness |
| preoccupy | to hold attention completely |
| rapt | engrossed |
| receptive | willing to accept |
| scrutinize | to examine carefully |
| tacit | understood from actions, statements |
| vigilant | watchful |
| dogmatic | stating opinion as truth |
| epiphany | sudden realization |
| pensive | deeply, sadly thoughtful |
| philosophy | a set of personal values |
| plausible | appearing to be true |
| ponder | to think about carefully |
| postulate | a basic principle |
| rationality | logic and reasoning |
| reverie | daydream |
| stratagem | cunning scheme |
| arid | dry |
| dearth | scarce supply |
| devoid | lacking in |
| excerpt | portion of a work |
| exhaustive | considering all possibilities |
| integral | essential part of whole |
| paltry | lacking importance |
| plethora | great abundance |
| replenish | to fill up again |
| scant | barely enough |
| ascribe | to identify as the cause |
| circumscribe | to limit the power of |
| inscribe | to put into formal record |
| nondescript | lacking individual features |
| prescribe | to set down a rule |
| proscribe | to forbid |
| scribe | a person who copies documents |
| scripture | sacred writings |
| subscript | a small letter or number written below and to the right of a letter or number |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of spoken material |
| composite | put together from different parts |
| depose | to forcefully remove from power |
| exposition | public exhibition |
| imposition | new requirement |
| impostor | a person with false identity |
| juxtaposition | placement side by side |
| opposition | resistance |
| proponent | advocate |
| proposition | proposal |
| repository | safe place for storage |
| detract | to reduce the value |
| distraction | something that draws attention away |
| distraught | very upset |
| entreaty | heartfelt request |
| extract | to pull or draw out |
| intractable | difficult to cure |
| protracted | drawn out in time |
| retract | to pull back |
| tract | area of land |
| traction | drip or hold |
| astute | shrewd in decision |
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