Englsih Vocab Set #2
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28 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apocryphal | of doubtful origin |
| ardor | warmth of emotion |
| clandestine | secretive, hidden |
| complaisance | willingness to comply |
| cursory | hasty |
| dalliance | flirtatious play |
| expedite | to hasten |
| hackneyed | overused |
| impertinence | disrespect |
| interdict | to forbid legally |
| litany | ceremonial prayer |
| loathe | to hate, feel disgust |
| diaphanous | transparent |
| mortify | to humiliate; to wound pride |
| ostracize | to reject, exclude |
| perfunctory | pay little attention; routine |
| rankle | to irritate |
| rueful | sorrowful, regretful |
| soporific | inducing drowsiness |
| temerity | boldness, audacity |
| tenuous | slender, thread like |
| unconscionable | outrageous offense |
| venal | corrupted by bribery |
| vicissitude | changing in nature |
| voracity | greediness |
| demagogue | a false leader |
| extant | still existing |
| hirsute | hairy |
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