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Blue Reading 1
Term | Definition |
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premature | done too soon |
callous | made hard |
rash | acting too hastily |
compatrious | fellow countryperson |
primordial | a beginning |
superfluous | excessive |
intermittent | stopping for a period of time |
docile | easily managed |
assent | to agree |
coerces | to compel by force |
impermeable | not being able to pass through |
irrefulate | cannot be disposed |
malicious | full of wanting to hurt others |
esteemed | to regard highly or favorably |
alleviate | to make easier |
contentious | quarrelsome |
feasible | probable |
anamolies | a deviation from the common; abnormal |
unfailingly | not giving away or failing |
brash | hasty and tactless |
mercenary | working or acting merely for money |
magnanimous | generous in forgiving an insult |
inrelenting | not yielding or severing in determination or resolution |
affable | friendly |
ingenuity | the quality of being cleverly inventive |
bluster | loud, noisy, taunt |
conscientiousness | meticulous |
thwarted | to oppose successfully |
spurious | not genuine |
venerated | rever |
dubiousness | doubtfulness |
recapitulated | to summarize |
instituted | establish |
idyllic | charmingly simple |
subtly | tenuous |
ameliorated | to make or become better |
immaculate | spotlessly clean |
rectified | make something right |
lackluster | lacking brilliance or radiance |
exonerate | to clear, from an accusation |
eclectic | choosing from various sources |
doctrinaire | an impractical theorist |
cynical | distrusting the motives of others |
sanguine | cheerfully optimistic |
surreptitious | sneaky, secretive |
dogmatism | unfound positiveness in matters of opinion |
autonomy | independence or freedom |
supercilious | haughtily disdainful or contemptuous |
obstinacy | stubborness |
conservatism | opposition to change |
ambivalance | not being able to choose; deliberately ambiguous |
vanguard | the forefront in any movement, army, etc |
auspicious | promising success; opportune |
nil | none |
clout | a blow, esp with hand; strength; strong |
imprudent | rash; incautious |
meritocracy | elite group based on talent and ability |
astute | clever; cunning; sagacious |