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Lesson 5 Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acrimonious | Caustic (sarcastic) |
| Ameliorate | To make better,to relive,to improve. |
| Amenable | Open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion. |
| Amorphous | Shapless,having no definite form. |
| Buoyant | Capable of floating;cheerful. |
| Cajole | To persuade with deliberate flattery,to coax. |
| Calamity | A serious event causing distress or misfortune. |
| Debase | To reduce in dignity or quality. |
| Efface | To erase,to wear away. |
| Elucidate | To make clear,to explain. |
| Ephemeral | Lasting a short period of time,fleeting. |
| Ferocity | Savagery |
| Flourish | To thrive,to grow well. |
| Haughty | Arrogant,excessively proud and vain. |
| Imprevious | Incapable of being entered or penetrated,not capable of being damaged. |
| Inane | Lacking significance,meaning,or point;silly insipid. |
| Indolence | Lazyness |
| Infallible | Incapable or error. |
| Inscrutable | Difficut to understand;mysterious. |
| Languid | Slow,sluggish,listless,weak. |
| Malice | Desire to harm others. |
| Oblique | Slanting,indirect,evasive,devious,misleading. |
| Opulence | Wealth,affluence,abundance. |
| Penitent | Showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing,repentant. |
| Perfunctory | Acting routinely with little interest or care. |