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Lesson 5 and 6 Vocab
Definitions/Part of Speech
Term | Definition | Part of Speech |
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coherent | showing an orderly relation of parts | adj. |
coherent | sticking together | adj. |
colloquial | characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | adj. |
commiserate | to feel or express sorrow or pity | verb |
condone | to forgive;to disregard an offense | verb |
condone | to approve or sanction | verb |
commodious | spacious, roomy, as in a house | adj. |
contrite | thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one´s sins | adj. |
abstain | to refrain from something by one´s choice | verb |
impertinent | impudent;rude | adj. |
impertinent | irrelevamt | adj. |
pertinacious | holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief | adj. |
tenacity | hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly | noun |
aptitude | a natural talent or ability;quickness in learning | noun |
inept | without skill | adj. |
inept | inappropriate or out of place;foolish or absurd | adj. |
adjunct | an added part not essential to the whole | noun |
conjugate | to give forms of verbs in a fixed order | verb |
injunction | an authoritative command or order | noun |
juncture | a serious state of affairs | noun |
juncture | the condition or point of being joined | noun |
subjugate | to conquer;to dominate completely | verb |
astringent | harsh;severe | adj. |
strait | a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water | noun |
strait | a difficulty or bad position | noun |
stringent | severe;constricted;tight | adj. |
stringent | pertaining to scarcity | adj. |
coherent | being able to communicate clearly and logically | adj. |