Comp Vocab List 1
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49 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sanction | to authorize |
| Vacillitate | to be indecisive |
| Concede | to admit, grant |
| Antagonistic | hostile, opposed |
| Penury | extreme poverty |
| Compliant | yielding, submissive |
| Affirm | to state that something is true |
| Bellicose | hostile |
| Altercation | an argument |
| Adversary | opponent, enemy |
| Adhere | to stick to |
| Pacifist | one who opposes war and violence |
| Resolved | very determined |
| Illusory | deceptive |
| Facilitate | to make easier |
| Elated | overjoyed |
| Virtuoso | a masterful practitioner |
| Treacherous | dangerous, disloyal |
| Tentative | not fully worked out; hesitant |
| Tenacious | holding on, persistent |
| Temper | to soften, tone down |
| Somber | dark, gloomy |
| Skeptic | one who doubts |
| Sedentary | characterized by little physical activity |
| Scrutinize | to examine carefully |
| Ruthless | merciless |
| Ramble | to wander aimlessly |
| Impede | to slow the progress of |
| Impair | to cause to become worse |
| Incorrigible | bad beyond reform |
| Hackneyed | overused |
| Pariah | a social outcast |
| Devoid | completely lacking |
| Conundrum | a riddle |
| Deleterious | harmful |
| Taciturn | talking very little |
| Acclaim | to greet with approval |
| Submissive | humbly obedient |
| Ratify | to officially approve of |
| Distend | to swell, expand |
| Vigor | energy, liveliness |
| Clandestine | secretive |
| Abstemious | moderate in eating or drinking |
| Voluble | talkative, fluent |
| Sanguine | cheerful, optimistic |
| Terse | brief, to the point |
| Renounce | to give up |
| Zeal | enthusiasm |
| Spurn | to reject |
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