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eng wessk 10th L1-2
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Term | Definition |
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acquiesce | agree or express agreement |
ardent | characterized by strong enthusiasm |
bravado | a swaggering show of courage |
complacent | contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions |
conscientious | characterized by extreme care and great effort |
cynicism | a pessimistic feeling of distrust |
docile | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed |
err | make a mistake |
frivolous | not serious in content, attitude, or behavior |
frugal | avoiding waste |
inept | generally incompetent and ineffectual |
meander | move or cause to move in a winding or curving course |
mnemonic | of or relating to the practice of aiding the memory |
ostentatious | intended to attract notice and impress others |
palpable | capable of being perceived |
pervade | spread or diffuse through |
repudiate | reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust |
slovenly | negligent of neatness especially in dress and person |
supersede | take the place or move into the position of |
vanquish | defeat in a competition, race, or conflict |
aggregate | gather in a mass, sum, or whole |
arduous | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion |
cacophony | loud confusing disagreeable sounds |
conceive | have the idea for |
contemptuous | expressing extreme scorn |
dilapidated | in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration |
effervescent | marked by high spirits or excitement |
erudite | having or showing profound knowledge |
fervent | characterized by intense emotion |
incongruous | lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness |
iniquity | absence of moral or spiritual values |
lucrative | producing a sizeable profit |
myriad | a large indefinite number |
ostracize | avoid speaking to or dealing with |
pertinent | having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand |
quandary | state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options |
rescind | cancel officially |
surmise | imagine to be the case or true or probable |
tactful | having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others |
vehement | marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions |