HELLO Unit 4
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singingkangaroo on August 6, 2011
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125 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adulation | excessive flattery or praise |
| adulate | show adulation |
| appease | to bring peace or make calm |
| archaic | outdated, really old |
| austere | strictly or severely disciplined |
| austerity | state of being austere |
| ascertain | to discover |
| berate | to criticize |
| bombastic | using pretentious speech |
| bombast | bombastic speech |
| burgeon | to grow |
| cathartic | emotionally cleansing or relieving |
| catharsis | something cathartic |
| clandestine | kept or done in secret |
| contend | to argue or compete |
| debunk | to expose the falseness of |
| deleterious | harmful |
| delineate | to depict or describe |
| disseminate | spread throughout |
| diffidence | lack of self-confidence |
| confident | having self-confidence |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| duplicity | skillful deception |
| duplicitous | acts with duplicity |
| dupe | to fool, deceive |
| elated | filled with delight |
| elation | feels elated |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| emulate | make equal through imitation |
| espouse | to support, advocate |
| evasive | tending to escape, elusive |
| evade | to be evasive |
| exacting | requiring great care of effort |
| feasible | capable of being done |
| florid | excessively ornamented |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar to an individual |
| idiosyncrasy | something idiosyncratic |
| incontrovertible | impossible to dispute |
| insinuate | to introduce in a subtle manner, to hint |
| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| incredulity | state of being incredulous |
| credulous | believing |
| intransigent | stubbornly not giving in to persuasion |
| invoke | to call into force, enforce |
| mediocre | ordinary, so-so |
| mediocrity | state of being mediocre |
| novel | strikingly new |
| obtrusive | noticeable, sticking out |
| obtrude | to be obtrusive |
| salient | noticeable |
| officious | overly eager in offering unwanted help |
| opportune | occurring at an advantageous time |
| opportunist | one who takes advantage of an opportunity |
| paradox | a contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true |
| pertinent | relevant |
| impertinent | not relevant or insolent |
| proliferate | to increase or spread at a rapid rate |
| resolute | firm and determined |
| resolve | to come to a definite decision |
| reciprocate | to show or give in return |
| reiterate | to repeat |
| smug | self-satisfied, complacent |
| specious | seemingly true but logically false |
| specious | seemingly true but logically false |
| subdue | to put under control |
| tact | having sensitivity when dealing with others |
| tactile | perceptible to touch |
| uniform | always the same |
| vacillate | to waver, hesitate |
| waver | to hinder, vacillate |
| vivacious | lively |
| revive | to bring back to life |
| vivid | to give off life |
| ebullient | enthusiastically unrestrained |
| exuberant | lively |
| abstinence | deliberate self-restraint |
| abstain | to practice abstinence |
| abstemious | to practice abstinence |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| charismatic | able to arouse popular devotion and enthusiasm |
| emphatic | expressing or showing emphasis, forceful |
| apathetic | lacking concern, emotion, feeling |
| antipathy | negative feelings, aversion |
| sympathy | agreement in feeling |
| apathy | apathetic state of mind |
| accord | agreement, concord |
| concord | agreement |
| discord | lack of agreement |
| acerbic | bitter |
| acuity | having sharp perception or vision |
| affluent | wealthy |
| alacrity | eagerness, quickness |
| amalgam | a combination of various elements |
| amalgamate | to make an amalgam |
| adroit | very skilled |
| maladroit | lacking skill |
| adept | very skilled |
| ameliorate | to improve |
| amenable | open to advice or suggestion |
| amorphous | lacking definite form |
| nebulous | lacking definite form |
| impede | to prevent or slow down the progress of |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| affable | friendly |
| amiable | friendly |
| amicable | friendly |
| amity | friendship |
| camaraderie | goodwill amongst friends |
| cordial | polite |
| congenial | polite |
| genial | polite |
| admonish | criticize |
| castigate | criticize severely |
| chastise | criticize severely |
| censure | criticize harshly |
| chide | scold gently |
| rebuke | find fault in |
| remonstrate | protest |
| reprove | criticize gently |
| reproach | criticize gently |
| upbraid | criticize harshly |
| ephemeral | lasting for a brief time |
| evanescent | gradually fading |
| fleeting | existing only briefly |
| transitory | existing only briefly |
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