#1 Vocabulary List 10 Hon, Sommer
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acquittal | N. A setting-free by judgment of a court or judge |
| Assert | V. To express or declare firmly; to defend or claim (ex. one's rights) |
| Benchmark | N. A standard by which something is measured or judged |
| Cajole | V. To urge with gentle appeal |
| Condescend | V. To stoop to do something you think is beneath you |
| Contemptuous | Adj. Showing feelings that someone doesn't deserve respect; disdainful |
| Deft | Adj. Skillful, handy, particularly with one's hands |
| Elite | N. A group or part of one seen as the best, most skilled, most powerful; Adj. Of or suitable for a select group |
| Estivate | V. To pass the summer in a specific place or in a dormant, torpid state |
| Evolve | V. To develop gradually |
| Fortitude | N. Moral strength; patient courage in facing danger or pain; endurance |
| Inarticulate | Adj. Unable to speak clearly or to use words unable to saw what one thinks |
| Mentor | N. A wise and trusted advisor; a counselor |
| Notoriety | N. Fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation |
| Occult | Adj. Relating to or dealing with the supernatural; mysterious or secret as to be beyond human understanding |
| Omnipotent | Adj. Having unlimited/universal power; n. one who has unlimited/universal power |
| Recalcitrant | N. One who defies authority; refusing to obey, as an adj. disobedient, defiant. |
| Transpire | V. To happen, occur, or come about |
| Umber | Adj. The dark reddish-brown color of earth |
| Ungainly | Adj. Lacking grace; clumsy |
| Vivify | V. To give life to or to revive |
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