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English Vocabulary

Terms in this set (50)

Abbreviate
Shorten a word, phrase, or text
Abstinence
Restraining oneself from something, typically alcohol
Adubtion
Obsequious flattery; Excessive admiration or praise
Adversity
Misfortune
Aesthetic
Appreciation of beauty
Amicable
Spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement
Anachronistic
Belonging to a period other than that portrayed
Anecdote
Short and amusing interesting story
Anonymous
Not defined by name
Antagonist
Hostile / opposes
Arid
Having little to no rain
Assiduous
Showing great care and perseverance
Asylum
The protection granted by a nation
Benevolent
Well meaning and friendly
Camarderie
Mutual trust and friendship
Censure
Express severe disapproval of someone
Circuitous
A route longer than the most direct way
Clairvoyant
A person who claims to have a supernatural power
Collaborate
Work jointly on an activity
Compassion
Sympathetic pity and concern for the suffrage or misfortune of others
Compromise
An Agreement or settlement of a dispute
Condescending
Feeling of superiority
Conditional
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Conformist
Conforms to accepted behaviour or established worship
Congregation
Group of people assembled for religious worship
Convergence
Process or state of converging
Deleterious
Causing harm or damage
Demogogue
Political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desire
Digression
Departure from main subject in speaking or writing
Diligent
Showing care and conscientiousness in ones work or duties
Discredit
Harm the good reputation of someone
Disdain
Unworthy of someones respect
Divergent
different, develop in different directions
Empathy
Understand and share feelings of others
Emulate
match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
Enervating
Causing one to feel drained
Enhance
Increase quality
Ephemeral
Lasting for a short time
Evanescent
Passing out of sight/memory or existence
Exasperation
Intense irritation or annoyance
Exemplary
serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
Extenuating
make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable.
Florid
having a red or flushed complexion.
Fortuitous
happening by accident or chance rather than design.
Frugal
sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
Hackneyed
(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
Haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Hedonist
a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker.
Hypothesis
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
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