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Lesson 7 Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhor | To regard with extreme repugnance;to loathe. |
| Accolade | Praise,an award. |
| Ascetic | One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation;absent of luxury. |
| Bequeath | To hand down,to give or to leave in a will. |
| Charlatan | One who claims to know something that he does not. |
| Conflagration | A large fire. |
| Dearth | A lack,a scarcity. |
| Diffidence | Shyness,reserve,unassertiveness. |
| Effervescent | Showing high sprits. |
| Ethereal | Heavenly,unusually delicate,light,lacking material substance. |
| Expunge | To remove,to erase. |
| Guile | Deceitfulness,duplicity. |
| Implausible | Not believable. |
| Incongruity | Disagreement |
| Insularity | Qualities of an island;narrow-mindedness of opinion. |
| Morose | Being sullen or gloomy. |
| Placate | To appease or to pacify by making concessions. |
| Poignant | Piercing |
| Provincial | Narrow-minded |
| Reiterate | To repeat |
| Spontaneous | Having no external cause,acting or impulse. |
| Synthesis | Combining parts into a whole. |
| Toxic | Poisionous |
| Vigilant | Very alert,watchful. |
| Voluble | Ability to use words easily,fluent and glib |