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Laville vocab 101112
| Word | definition |
|---|---|
| diminish | to lessen |
| infinitesimal | too small to measure |
| modicum | a small amount |
| prodigious | extensive or extraordinary |
| quotidian | everyday, common |
| abound | to be plentiful |
| amplitude | greatness of size or range |
| augment | to add to, to increase |
| behemoth | a large powerful thing |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| imperious | domineering, arrogant |
| injunction | a command or order |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| query | a question |
| servile | slavish or submissive |
| beseech | to bed, plead, or implore |
| cajole | to urge with gentle methods |
| elicit | to bring out |
| enjoin | to prohibit or forbid |
| exigency | urgency or a crisis situation |
| facile | easy |
| inept | incompetent |
| prescient | having foresight |
| proficient | thoroughly capable |
| prowess | superior skill |
| acuity | sharpness |
| consummate | supremely skilled or accomplished |
| cunning | cleverness |
| deft | quick and skillful |
| endowment | a natural ability |