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eng wessk 12th L1-2
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Term | Definition |
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abject | most unfortunate or miserable |
avail | use to one's advantage |
capitulate | surrender under agreed conditions |
cursory | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
deference | a courteous expression of esteem or regard |
discrete | constituting a separate entity or part |
ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
errant | moving in an uncontrolled, irregular, or unpredictable way |
expedient | appropriate to a purpose |
gratuitous | unnecessary and unwarranted |
inimical | tending to obstruct or cause harm |
levity | a manner lacking seriousness |
peremptory | not allowing contradiction or refusal |
poignant | arousing powerful emotions, especially pity or sadness |
purport | have the often misleading appearance of being or intending |
reticent | not inclined to talk or provide information |
sinewy | possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful |
sublime | inspiring awe |
tenuous | weak or unstable |
venerable | impressive by reason of age |
arbitrary | based on or subject to individual discretion or preference |
banal | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
capricious | changeable |
conjecture | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
decorous | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste |
embroil | force into some kind of situation or course of action |
edification | uplifting enlightenment |
esoteric | understandable only by an enlightened inner circle |
fitful | intermittently stopping and starting |
garish | tastelessly showy |
hackneyed | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
obsequious | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
perfunctory | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
prevaricate | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear |
sagacity | the trait of having wisdom and good judgment |
sordid | morally degraded |
strident | being sharply insistent on being heard |
supercilious | having or showing arrogant superiority |
torpor | inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of energy |
vestige | an indication that something has been present |