Mrs. Camp's vocab 1-30
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ablution | A cleansing with water and or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual. |
| Acrid | Harsh or acidic |
| Adage | A wise saying or proverb; an old familiar saying that expresses folk wisdom. |
| Agrarian | related to farming and land. |
| Ague | A malarial fever characterized of drastic changes of hot and cold temperature. |
| Boor | A rude person; someone who is unrefined. |
| Bucolic | Rural or rustic in nature; countrylike |
| Cabal | A small group of people who plan a secret plot; especially political. |
| Cajole | To wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something. |
| Canard | a false story with the intention of misleading or doing harm. |
| Capacious | Spacious, roomy, able to hold much. |
| Carapace | a protective covering; shell |
| Cavort | to strut; frolic or prance |
| Chutzpah | brazen, audacious behavior that is admired, but sometimes rude; gutsy |
| Consternation | a feeling of anxiety, shock or confusion. a state of dismay |
| Dearth | scarcity; lack |
| Dichotomy | division into two parts that are usually contradictory |
| Diurnal | occurring everyday |
| Ebullient | boiling; bubbling with excitement. |
| Egregious | flagrant, extremely bad |
| Enigma | A mystery or puzzle |
| Entice | to lure, attract; tempt in a pleasing fashion |
| Explicate | to explain in detail; to make clear or explain. |
| Filial | Having the relationship of a child to a parent. |
| Fracas | noisy quarrel, brawl. |
| Hirsute | Covered with hair, shaggy. |
| Impecunious | Poor, having very little money, lacking funds, penniless. |
| Itinerant | Moving from place to place. |
| Kismet | Fate. |
| Laconic | Brief, using few words. |
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