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AV Test Ch 6-10

TermDefinition
attrition reduction, decrease in number, size or strenght
circumvent to avoid
cohesive connected
grievous causing grief or sorrow
inundate to flood, cover or overspread with water
oblivious not noticing, unaware
reticent quiet, not to speak freely
robust strong and well
sanction to grant approval of
vociferous loud, crying out noisily
bolster to support, cushion, pad
depreciate to become less valuable
indiscriminate lacking in care, judgment, selectivity; thoughtless
inquisitive asking questions
nebulous vague, confused, cloudy
relegate send to an inferior position
replete abundantly supplied or provided
sedentary involving much sitting
tenet any opinion, principle, doctrine; one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement
terse brief and clear; effectively concise
clandestine done in secret; private
contingency a chance, accident, or possiblility conditional on something uncertain
egocentric selfish
exonerate free from guilt or blame
incongruous out of place, inappropriate; not harmonious in character
indigenous native; originating of a particular region or country
liability handicap, disadvantage
prolific creating abundantly
reinstate to put back
superfluous excessive, unnecessary
austere without decoration or luxury; severely simple
esoteric understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; private; secret; confidential
facsimile an exact copy
grotesque fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre
mesmerize to hypnotize, fascinate
metamorphosis a complete change of form
notorious unfavorably known
perfunctory lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
provocative tending or serving to provoke; inciting
travesty a joking, disrespectful imitation
connoisseur an authority; a judge of the best in an field
conspiracy plot
contrite sorry, sincere remorse
distraught upset, deeply agitated
germane closely related; relevant
lucid easily understood; clear
plight unfavorable or unfortunate condition or situation
superficially near the surface, shallow
symmetrical balanced
verbose use of too many words; wordy
Created by: sls549
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