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Academic Vocabulary7
Term | Definition |
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Euphony (n) | Pleasing, sweet, harmonious sound |
Evanescent (adj) | Fleeting; ephemeral |
Execrable (adj) | Detestable; vile; wretched |
Exigency (n) | Urgency; great need |
Expedite (vt) | Issue or dispatch promptly |
Expiate (vt) | Atone for; make amends for |
Expostulate (vi) | Discuss earnestly |
Extirpate (vt) | Exterminate; eradicate |
Fatuous adj) | Foolish; inane; silly |
Fiat (n) | Decree; arbitrary order |
Flagrant (adj) | Conspicuously offensive; gross |
Fortuitous (adj) | Fortunate; lucky; accidental |
Fractious (adj) | Quarrelsome; irritable |
Frugal (adj) | Thrifty; sparing |
Fulminate (vi) | Hurl denunciations; explode |
Furtive (adj) | Stealthy; sly |
Germane (adj) | Relevant; related, appropriate |
Grandiose (adj) | Impressively grand |
Gregarious (adj) | Sociable; social |
Gullible (adj) | Naive; easily fooled |