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Vocab 1
041 reading class
Term | Definition |
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Detriment | the state of being harmed or damaged. |
dexterous | demonstrating neat skill, esp. with the hands. |
discretion | the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information. |
facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. |
gregarious | (of a person) fond of company; sociable. |
optimum | most conducive to a favorable outcome; best. |
ostentatious | characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. |
scrupulous | (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. |
sensory | of or relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses. |
vicarious | experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person. |