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Vocabulary
words and terms
25
English
12th Grade
09/04/2014

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admonish

Definition

 

warn or reprimand, advise or urge

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articulate

Definition

 

having or showing the ability to speak and express ideas fluently and coherently

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assuage

Definition

make less intense

 

satisfy

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avarice

Definition

extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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benevolent

Definition

well meaning and kindly

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blithe

Definition

showing  a casual and cheerful indifference to be callous or improper

 

happy or joyous

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charlatan

Definition

 

a person falsely claining to have a special knowledge or skill, a fraud

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clandestine

Definition

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

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copious

Definition

 

abundant in supply or quantity

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curmudgeon

Definition

 

a bad tempered or surly person

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desecrate

Definition

 

 

treat with violent disrespect; violate

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diction

Definition

the choice and use of words in speech or writing

 

the style of enunciation in speaking or singing

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effervescent

Definition

vivacious and enthusiastic

giving off bubbles, fizzy (liquid)

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emulate

Definition

 

match or surpass, typically by imitation

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fetid

Definition

 

 

smelling extremely unpleasant

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formidable

Definition
inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
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garish

Definition

 


obtrusively bright and showy, lurid

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hubris

Definition

 

excessive pride or

self-confidence

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indefatigable

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persisting tirelessly

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jocular

Definition

 

 

habitually jolly

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juxtapose

Definition

 

to place together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different

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meander

Definition

 

follow a winding course

 

a winding curve or a bend of a river or road

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officious

Definition

assertive of authority in anannoyingly domineering way

 

intrusively enthusistic in offering help or advice;

interfering

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patronize

Definition
to talk to someone in a way that shows that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people
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verbos

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using more words than needed

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