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ewg vocab final
10th grade vocab words
Question | Answer |
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accede | to yield |
allure | to entice, tempt |
altruistic | unselfish, selfless |
amend | to change |
animosity | strong dislike |
apothy | lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
askew | twisted to one side, crooked |
assiduous | persistent, attentive |
belligerent | given to fighting, warlike |
benevolent | kind, charitable |
buffet | to slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly |
capricious | subject to whims or passing fancies |
chaos | great confusion, disorder |
commended | to praise, express approval |
covet | to desire something belonging to another |
culinary | of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
delete | to erase, wipe out |
diffident | shy, lacking self confidence, modest |
disperse | to scatter, spread far & wide |
emaciated | unnaturally thin |
embark | to go aboard, to make a start |
exhilarate | to enliven, sheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
expunged | to erase, destroy, obliterate |
facile | easily done or attained, ready |
gape | to stare with open mouth |
gnarled | knotted, twisted, lumpy |
holocaust | a large scale destruction, especially by fire, vast slaughter |
impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
infallible | free from error |
intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion |
musty | state moldy |
nonchalant | cool & confident |
obsolete | out of date |
ominous | unfavorable, threatenting |
palatable | agreeable to the taste or one;s sensibility, suitable for consumption |
pinnacle | a high peak or point |
plod | to walk heavily or slowly |
punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
quell | to subdue, put down forcibly |
rampant | running wild |
redress | to set right, remedy |
renegade | one who leaves a group, deserter, outlaw |
respite | a period of relief or rest |
skulked | to move about stealthy, to lie in hiding |
sophomoric | immature & overconfident or emotionally dull |
suave | smoothly agreeable or polite |
supercilious | proud & contemptuous; snobbish |
suppress | to stop by force, put down |
tepid | lukewarm |
urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |
verbatim | word for word |
warily | cautiously, with great care |