Vocab 1-3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alacrity | eagerness, speed |
| antipathy | a strong dislike, repugnance |
| blandish | to coax by using flattery |
| boon | a gift or blessing |
| dissemble | to conceal, fake |
| deleterious | harmful |
| impervious | impenetrable, incapable of being affected |
| cajole | to urge, coax |
| calumny | an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies |
| cursory | brief to the point of being superficial |
| demure | quiet, modest, reserved |
| deride | to laugh at mockingly, scorn |
| effrontery | impudence, nerve, insolence |
| egregious | extremely bad |
| impertinent | rude, insolent |
| abjure | to reject, renounce |
| acumen | keen insight |
| aspersion | a curse, expression of ill-will |
| cacophony | tremendous noise, disharmonious sound |
| capricious | subject to whim, fickle |
| cupidity | greed, strong desire |
| decry | to criticize openly |
| dither | to be indecisive |
| enervate | to weaken, exhaust |
| eschew | to shun, avoid |
| expunge | to obliterate, eradicate |
| myriad | consisting of a vary great number |
| viscous | not free flowing, syrupy |
| vitriolic | having a caustic quality |
| usurp | to seize by force, take possession of without right |
| approbation | praise |
| ascetic | practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious |
| assiduous | hard-working, diligent |
| buttress | (v) to support, hold up (n) something that offers support |
| clemency | mercy |
| cogent | intellectually convincing |
| desecrate | to violate the sacredness of a thing or place |
| desiccated | dried up, dehydrated |
| diffident | shy, quiet, modest |
| evanescent | fleeting, momentary |
| evince | to show, reveal |
| exculpate | to free from guilt or blame, exonerate |
| extol | to praise, revere |
| probity | virtue, integrity |
| solipsistic | believing that oneself is all that exists |
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