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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adept | someone who is dazzlingly skilled. John Lennon was not only an adept musician, he was a great person who believed in world peace. |
| Stoild | unemotional I am a very stolid person, i don't cry when i watch LifeTime movies. |
| terse | brief and to the point. Timmy answered every question with one word all the time, therefore he was terse. |
| augmented | added to or made greater in amount or number or strength Mary didn't want to sound dumb, so she augmented her math score when her friends asked. |
| duplicity | acting in bad faith I had duplicity yesterday before practice because i hadn't prepared my body for it. |
| cavalier | casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight William can be a cavalier when come to basketball. |
| irascible | characterized by anger Sam is known as a irascible person; he always storms off after he loses a game. |
| ambivalent | characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes I am ambivalent when it comes to homework; i can hate it or i can like it. |
| laud | praise, glorify, or honor A lot of little girls laud Justin Bieber because of his good looks. |
| mendacity | the tendency to be untruthful Laura was known for her mendacity when asked the truth. |
| obtuse | slow to learn or understand Samantha can be obtuse when it comes to math; she doesn't know her simple math. |
| tangential | of superficial relevance if any John was known for his tangential comments during class. |
| germinate | produce buds, branches, or germinate When i was asked how to germinate, i replied," i don't know". |
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