Vocabulary Words
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MahLove2011 on September 19, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cache | Noun : Hiding place |
| Assuage | Verb : To calm or make less severe |
| Altercation | Noun : Argument, quarrel, dispute, fight |
| Brandish | Verb :shake or wave menacingly |
| Bellicose | Warlike |
| cataclysm | Noun : Violet upheaval |
| Innocuous | Adjective :Harmless |
| Truncate | Adjective : Shorten |
| Rotund | Adjective : Round |
| Apathy | Noun : Lack of interest/ careless |
| Abase | Verb : humiliate or degrade |
| Abate | Verb : Reduce or lessen |
| Abdicate | Verb : To give up a position (usually one of leadership) |
| Abet | Verb : To help or aid |
| Abhor | Verb : Hate or detest |
| Abridge | Verb : To cut down, shorten |
| Abide | Verb : Put up with |
| Abstruse | Adjective : Hard to comprehend |
| Accede | Verb : To agree |
| Accentuate | Verb : To stress or highlight |
| Accolade | Noun: High praise or special |
| Accost | Verb: To comfort verbally |
| Acquiesce | Verb: To agree without arguing |
| Acute | Adjective: Sharp or severe |
| Adorn | Verb: To decorate |
| Advocate | Verb: To argue favor of something |
| Aerial | Adjective: To show something from the air |
| Affable | Adjective: Friendly |
| Agile | Adjective: Quick and nimble |
| Alias | Adverb: A fake name or identity |
| Allege | Verb: To assert, usually without proof |
| Alleviate | Verb: To relieve make more bearable |
| Allocate | Verb: Distribute, set aside |
| Ambiguous | Adjective: Uncertain, variably interpretable |
| Ambivalent | Adjective: Having opposing feelings |
| Anarchist | Noun: One who wants to eliminate all government |
| Annul | Verb: To make void, invalid or cancel |
| Antagonism | Noun: Hostility |
| Appalling | Adjective: Shocking |
| Apprehend | To seize arrest |
| Brazen | Extremely bold |
| Brusque | Short, abrupt |
| Cacophony | Loud, noise |
| Camaraderie | Brotherhood, jovial unit |
| Candor | Honesty |
| Captivated | To get the attention of |
| Caucus | Meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal |
| Chaos | Disorder |
| Chastise | To criticize severely |
| Chronicle | Written history |
| Cherish | To feel or show affection toward something |
| Chide | To voice disapproval |
| Chronological | Arrange in order of time |
| Clairvoyant | To perceive things that normal people cant |
| Clamor | Loud noise |
| Clemency | Mercy |
| Coagulate | Thicken, clot |
| Coerce | To make someone do something by force or threat |
| Cobbler | A person who makes or repairs shoes |
| Cogent | Intellectually convincing |
| Cognizant | Making sense |
| Colloquial | Informal conversation |
| Colossus | Gigantic |
| Commendation | Approval or recognition |
| Commodious | Roomy/ comfortable |
| Complacent | Self satisfied ignorance of danger |
| Complicit | Being an accomplice in a wrongful act |
| Compound | To combine parts |
| Concise | Brief and direct in direction |
| Concoct | To make up |
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