English Vocab 3
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willeduffy on January 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Elipse (noun) | An elongated oval |
| Embargo (noun) | An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country |
| Enthusiastic (adj.) | Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval (Make sure you know Enthusiasm, the noun form) |
| Exponent (noun) | A person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type,or symbol of something |
| Exult (verb) | Show or feel elation or jubilation, esp. as the result of a success |
| Fallacy (noun) | A mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument |
| Flourish (verb) | To grow or develop in a healthy or rapid way |
| Formidable (adj.) | Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable |
| Gargoyle (noun) | A grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal, sometimes for water drainage |
| Guerilla (noun) | A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces |
| Guru (noun) | An influential leader or popular expert, or a spiritual leader |
| Heritage (noun) | Property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance or the ancestry or traditions of a person or people |
| Hieroglyphic (adj.) | Resembling an ancient language to due illegibility |
| Hologram (noun) | A three-dimensional image produced by light |
| Hypocrisy (noun) | The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform |
| Immune (adj.) | Resistant to a particular infection or toxin or protected from an obligation or the effects of something |
| Impertinent (adj.) | Not showing proper respect |
| Inference (noun) | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |
| Introspection (noun) | The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes |
| Jaunty (adj.) | Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner |
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