powerplus vocab 7-10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cynical | adj: doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives/ Syn: skeptical |
| ambivalent | adj: having opposing attitudes or feelings towards a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide/ Syn: uncertain; wavering |
| demagogue | n: a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power/ Syn: rabble-rouser |
| demure | adj: quiet and modest; reserved/ Syn: prim |
| intrepid | adj: without fear; brave/ Syn: bold; fearless |
| destitute | adj: extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter/ Syn: impoverised; penniless |
| erudite | adj: scholarly; learned/ Syn:educated |
| dilemma | n: a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options |
| Culmination | n: the highest point of attainment; the end or climax/ Syn: apex |
| concur | v: to be of the same opinion; to agree with/ Syn: support; agree |
| abate | v: to lessen in violence or intensity/ Syn: subside; decrease |
| decorum | n: conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior/ Syn:propriety |
| abhor | v: to detest; to hate strongly/ Syn: despise; loath |
| dole | v: to distribute; to give out sparingly |
| gamut | n: the whole range or extent |
| extrovert | n: someone who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others |
| droll | adj: amusing in an odd or whimsical way/ Syn: quaint |
| duplicity | n: intentional deceit in speech or conduct/ Syn: deception |
| effigy | n: a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
| austere | adj: stern; severe; plain/ Syn: strict; unadorned |
| emulate | v: to strive to be equal to; to imitate/ Syn: copy |
| sere | adj: dry and withered/ syn: desiccated; arid |
| enhance | v: to increase thevalue or beauty of something/ syn: improve; heighten |
| contrite | adj: feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing/ syn: repentant; remorseful |
| magnanimous | adj: noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts/ syn:generous |
| enunciate | v: to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce/ syn: articulate |
| collaborate | v: to work with another towards a goal/ syn: cooperate |
| impound | v: to confide; to retain legal custody/ syn: confiscate |
| impeccable | adj: faultless; without sin or blemish/ syn: immaculate; faultless; irreproachable |
| evoke | v: to summon forth/ syn: conjure up; elicit |
| inane | adj: without sense or meanining; silly/ syn: foolish; insipid |
| unctuous | adj: exaggerated or insincerely polite/ syn: oily |
| expatriate | n: someone who chooses to live outside of or renounce his or her native country |
| frowzy | adj: unkept/ syn: slovely |
| heinous | adj: hatefully or shockingly evil/ syn: abhorrent; horrid |
| expound | v: to explain in detail; to claify/ syn: elaborate |
| cajole | v: to persuade false promises and flattery/ syn: coax; wheedle |
| inscrutable | adj: not easily understood; hard to fathom/ syn: enigmatic |
| balk | v: to refuse stubbronly or abrubtly; to stop short and refuse to go on/ syn: hesitate; object |
| acrimoney | n: ill-natured, bitter hostility/ syn: animosity |
| dour | adj: stern and ill-humored/ syn:forbidding |
| exult | v: to rejoice; to feel triumphant/ syn: celebrate |
| omniscient | adj: having unlimited knowledge; all knowing |
| feasible | adj: reasonable; capable of being carried out/ syn: possible; doable |
| fiasco | n: a complete. ridiculous failure/ syn: disaster |
| metier | n: the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation/ syn: forte |
| fluctuate | v: to rise and fall; to vary irregularly/ syn: waver; vacillate |
| harry | v: to annoy or harass/ syn: bother; pester |
| incognito | adj: disguised' pretending not to be oneself |
| lethargy | n: lack of energy; sluggish/ syn: torpor; lassitude |
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