vocab 5
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bballforever9211 on November 5, 2007
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 in/im | in, within, not |
| fed | foot |
| vor | eat |
| spect | look at, examine, behold |
| callow | young and inexperienced; immature |
| contemporary | a person living during the same period as another 2. existing or occurring at the same time |
| cynical | doubtful of teh sincerity of others' motives; skeptical |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly 2. to state; to announce |
| impediment | anything that gets in the way; an obstacle |
| impoverish | to make poor 2. to take away |
| indolent | indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy |
| sagacious | showing sound judgment; wise |
| secular | worldly; not connected with a church or religion |
| speculate | to think about or make guesses 2. to engage in a risky business venture |
| strife | conflict or struggle |
| venerate | to show great respect for |
| voracious | ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food 2. greatly eager |
| wane | to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end |
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