Everyday Words 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 complacence | self-satisfaction |
| agenda | things to be done |
| primacy | state of being first |
| paramour | illicit lover |
| inflexible | unalterable |
| firmament | heavens |
| sanguine | color of blood; optimistic |
| aberrant | atypical, unusual |
| emit | send out |
| deodorize | eliminate offensive odors |
| tactile | pertaining to touch |
| lingo | strange or incomprehensible language |
| manumit | emancipate; free from slavery or bondage |
| ambiguity | uncertainty; vagueness |
| primogenitor | first ancestor |
| multilingual | able to speak several languages |
| malodorous | bad smell; stinky |
| deflected | turned aside from |
| errant | wandering or straying |
| prime | at the best stage |
| linguistics | the study of language |
| contingent | possible but not certain to occur |
| placid | free from disturbance |
| amiable | friendly |
| agent | a businessman |
| error | mistake |
| flexible | pliable ("capable of being bent"); not rigid; tractable |
| mission | quest; objective |
| placate | to appease, soothe, pacify |
| sanguinary | accompanied by bloodshed |
| amour | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship |
| confirm | corroborate; verify; support |
| linguist | a specialist in linguistics |
| odorous | emitting an odor |
| primer | an introductory textbook |
| intact | undamaged in any way |
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