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Lesson 5 and 6 Vocab
Definitions/Part of Speech
| Term | Definition | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |