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Vocabulary 12

Terms in this set (15)

attribute
a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something (facet)
audacious
showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks (adventurous - cautious)
conventional
based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed (traditional - abnormal)
convey
to make an idea known or understandable to someone (communicate - conceal)
disdain
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt (abhor - admire)
disgruntled
angry or dissatisfied (irritated - contented)
exceptional
unusual; not typical (extraordinary - common)
excerpt
a short part from a text (passage - whole)
foreboding
fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen (dread - fortune)
inventive
having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally (creative - inept)
prodigy
a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities (genius - imbecile)
proficient
competent or skilled in doing or using something (accomplished - incompetent)
rubble
waste or rough fragments of stone, brink, concrete, etc. (debris)
sublime
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe (magnificent - inferior)
subside
become less intense, violent, or severe (abate - develop)
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