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shell vocab
english gade 8 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bigot | narrow minded, prejudiced person |
| counterfeit | fake or false |
| hamper | to hold back; obstruct |
| noxious | harmful; poinsonous; lethal |
| placid | calm; peaceful |
| abrasive | rough; coarse; harsh; irritating |
| bilk | to cheat; defraud or rip off |
| covert | hidden; undercover |
| engender | to cause |
| nuance | something subtle |
| abasement | emmbarsment; humiliation |
| billowing | waving; fluttering |
| cower | to shrink away in fear |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| nullify | to counter or make meaningless |
| replete | full; filled with |
| tangible | able to be touched |
| blasphemy | speech against religious beliefs |
| credible | believable |
| enigma | a puzzle of mystery |
| harbinger | a bringer of warning; a indicator |
| nuzzle | to cuddle |
| reprehensible | very shameful or bad |
| tardy | slow late; delayed; overdue |
| blatant | obvious |
| ensconce | to settle in |
| hasten | to hurry |
| laceration | a cut |
| plausible | posible; reasonable |
| reprieve | a delayed or suspended punishment |
| tawdry | of little value; gaudy; cheap |
| abstain | to go without; to avoid |
| incredulous | not beleving |
| enshroud | to cover |
| haughtiness | arrogance; pride |
| plethora | an excess; a lot of something |
| tedious | boring; monotonous |
| blithe | free-spirited; carefree |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly |
| headstrong | stubborn; willful |
| lackluster | dull; bland |
| objective | unbiased; not influenced by personal feelings |
| resignation | acceptance of fate |
| tenacious | stubborn;resolute;holding firmly to a purpose |
| accolade | a tribute honor or praise |
| bolster | to support or prop up |
| cryptic | puzzling; mysterious |
| lament | to regret; to feel sorrow for something |
| obliterate | not certain; temporary |
| tentative | not certain |
| acquiesce | to agree or give in to |
| curtail | to cut short |
| heed | to listen to |
| oblivious | totally unaware |
| podium | a raised platform |
| resonate | to echo, fill with sound |
| tenuous | flimsy not solid |
| acrid | sharp pungent smells or taste |
| boorish | ill mannered |
| cynical | believing that people only act on selfish motives: negative |
| lance | spear spike or javelin |
| obscure | difficult to understand |
| poignant | deeply moving |
| respite | a break; a intermission |
| laud | to praise |
| portend | to predict |
| retract | to withdraw; to cancel |
| adversity | hardship; difficulty |
| broach | to approach; to start a discussion |
| deference | respect |
| esoteric | difficult to understand |
| lavish | grand; overdone; wasteful |
| revere | to worship; to admire |
| advocate | to promote;to support |
| brusque | blunt, abrupt |
| espouse | to promote ;to suport |
| hone | to sharpen;in |
| lax | careless; not strict |
| poseur | someone who puts on an act; imposter |
| riddled | full of |
| torpid | lazy; dull; inactive |
| aesthetic | concerning art of beauty |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| etymology | the study of word orgins |
| odious | hateful |
| posterity | future generations |
| affable | friendly;easygoing; social |
| degrade | to lower dignity |
| hypochondriac | obsessed with health; having imaginary illness |
| legional | a large number |
| posthumous | after death |
| rigorous | thorough |
| totter | to walk unsteadily |
| alacrity | eagerness |
| euphemism | a polite way of saying something |
| hypocrite | one who does something they say not to |
| lethargic | lacking energy; tired |
| ogle | to stare at |
| postulate | to guess; spectulate |
| robust | strong; healthy; tough |
| tractable | obedient; polite |
| deliberate | to think over deeply |
| levity | joking about serious matters |
| olfactory | concerning the sense of smell |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| routond | round; fat |
| tranquil | peaceful |
| evacuate | to vacate; to empty; to abandon |
| idiosyncrasy | a personality trait |
| ominous | threatening |
| potent | powerful; compelling |
| ruminate | to think over something; to ponder |
| transcribe | to copy |
| allay | to lessen |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| ignominious | shameful |
| omnipotent | all-powerful |
| pragmatic | practical |
| ruse | a trick |
| alleviate | to make less severe |
| denounce | to condemn; speak out against |
| exasperated | frustrated |
| lithe | flexible; supple |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| saccharine | falsely sweet |
| transient | short-lived |
| aloof | distant; detached |
| cajole | to coax |
| deplete | to use up; to lessen |
| illuminate | to light up or make clear |
| livid | very angry |
| onerous | burdensome; difficult |
| traverse | to move across |
| deplore | to regret |
| illusory | deceptive; false |
| onus | burden |
| precarious | unstable; risky |
| sagacious | wise |
| trepidation | fear |
| amass | to accumulate |
| immoderate | excessive; extreme |
| lofty | snooty; arrogant |
| opaque | does not let light through |
| trinket | something of little value; a knick-knack |
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