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Week 5 Day 5 Vocab
Week 5 Day 5 Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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Amorous | Expressing love or the state of being in love |
Belittle | To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value |
Censure | 1. To blame or find fault with 2. A severe criticism or harsh judgment |
Deem | To consider; to believe |
Divulge | To make known something secret; to reveal |
Exorbitant | Exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable |
Expostulate | To argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval |
Fateful | having great or significant consequences |
Ingrate | An ungrateful person |
Injunction | An order or command |
Moribund | Close to death; in a dying state |
Motif | 1. A theme or idea in a work of art of literature that is developed or repeated. 2. A figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as building or textile |
Subsidize | to support by giving financial aid |
Sumptuous | extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious |
Voluble | characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative |
Adroit | Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful |
Affront | To insult or to offend deliberately |
Avocation | To insult or to offend deliberately |
Crusade | A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause |
Definitive | Supplying a final answer; conclusive |
Demeanor | Behavior; bearing |
Erudite | Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned |
Induct | 1. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony 2. To admit to a society or to military service |
Lapse | 1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment 2. To come to an end; to expire |
Militant | Ready to fight, especially for a cause |
Pariah | A social outcast |
Prodigy | 1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age 2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event |
Protege | One whose training or career is helped along by another |
Raucous | 1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear 2. Boisterous and disorderly |
Tacit | Expressed without words; implied |