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vocab 01-50
Mrs.bethel first sem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abjure | to recant |
| gesticulate | to make gestures or motions |
| negate | to deny |
| protrude | to push out |
| incite | to rouse to a particular action |
| dogmatic | narrow in thinking |
| avarice | greed |
| hedonistic | pleasure seeking |
| inundate | overwelm |
| cordial | warm courteous |
| wrest | to pull / to force |
| vacillate | to waver |
| remiss | careless |
| rankle | infuriate |
| prattle | chatter |
| Procure | to obtain |
| Flagrant | blatant, unashamed |
| Languid | lacking spirit indifferent |
| Deft | skillful |
| Clad | dressed |
| Pertinent | on topic about what is being discussed |
| protocol | a specific set of rules |
| savvy | specific knowledge |
| malicious | desire to cause harm |
| abhor | hateful |
| Bevy | many of |
| Complacent | unworried |
| Feign | to pretend |
| Incredulous | showing disbelief |
| encroach | to enter by gradual steps |
| Impetuous | rash willful |
| Provincial | rural |
| elicit | bring forth |
| obstinate | inflexible |
| Facet | side |
| Synthesize | to compose or combine of parts or elements so as to form |
| Warrant | sanction authorization |
| Constraints | restricted |
| Rhetorical | asked merely for effect with no answer expected |
| Inception | beginning |
| Sordid | dirty |
| Benevolent | doing good |
| Abscond | to take off |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| Finicky | exacting |
| Propaganda | ideas, facts |
| Paradox | something that appears contradictory but holds truth |
| Inherent | natural |
| posthumous | after death |
| Whimsical | fanciful |