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Key Terms Group 2
Term | Definition |
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adulation (noun) | excessive praise; intense adoration |
ameliorate (verb) | to make better or more tolerable |
ascetic (noun) | one who practices rigid self-denial, especially to an act of religious devotion |
burgeon (verb) | to grow rapidly or flourish |
bucolic (adj.) | rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
castigation (noun) | severe criticism or punishment |
chary (adj.) | wary; cautious; sparing |
cogent (adj.) | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
contrite (adj.) | regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness |
dearth (noun) | smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack |
demur (verb) | to question or oppose |
didactic (adj.) | intended to teach or instruct |
ephemeral (adj.) | brief; fleeting |
furtive (adj.) | marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
harangue (verb)/(noun) | to deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing |
impecunious (adj.) | lacking funds; without money |
incipient (adj.) | beginning to come into being or become apparent |
intransigent (adj.) | refusing to compromise |
inveigle (verb) | to obtain by deception or flattery |
penurious (adj.) | penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous |
pernicious (adj.) | extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed |
prodigious (adj.) | abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
quaff (verb) | to drink deeply |
quiescence (noun) | stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest |
redoubtable (adj.) | awe-inspiring, worthy of honor |
torpid (adj.) | lethargic; sluggish; dormant |
urbane (adj.) | sophisticated; refined; elegant |
viscous (adj.) | thick; sticky |