English Final- Challenging Words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| seditious | (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| expiate | (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
| scurrilous | (adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
| sepulchral | funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| explicit | definite, clearly stated |
| venal | (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
| suppress | to stop by force, put down |
| officious | meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| disavow | to deny responsibly for or connection with |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
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