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English 10 voc wds

English 10 voc wd for FINAL

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sublime Excellent, stately My grandmother's pie was sublime!
consternation Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected John expressed consternation about his brother's decision to quit school.
premonition a hunch or feeling about the future; foreboding I have a premonition that we will have a quiz in chemistry today.
ominous menacing, threatening The ominous black clouds threatened to cancel our picnic.
pestilential Likely to spread or cause disease The old man spread his pestilential sickness on the flight to Atlanta.
precipitous extremely steep The stock market took a precipitous fall in the winter of 1929.
interloper one that intrudes in a place, situation, or activity The interloper stole my goat.
pensive thoughtful in a sad, wistful way My friend gave me a pensive look.
stature The height of a person, animal, or object. Can also refer to the person's reputation His stature in the community allowed him to move the front of the line.
din a deafening noise I could not talk to my friend over the din of Battle of the Classes.
dissuasion To persuade someone not to take a particular course of action Sue dissuaded her friend from going to the party.
cosmopolitan sophisticated; containing elements from all over the world The rock star's cosmopolitan views were expressed during the big interview.
derogatory insulting, a put down Tom made a derogatory comment to the boy from the other team.
imperious Arrogant, assuming authority without justification The imperious emperor taxed his people on every item they bought.
lumbered To move in a slow, heavy way The bear lumbered through the woods.
dutiful Obediently fulfilling one's duty The dutiful daughter helped her parents in the shop.
vigilance watchfulness, to be alert
concede to give in or give up (usually reluctantly)
reticence very quiet
appraise to determine a value for
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