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Vocab Lessons 17-18
Great Source's Vocabulary for Achievement: Course 9, Lessons 17 & 18
| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | based on impulse or random chance, rather than on reason |
| coincidental | happening or existing at the same time by accident |
| contrive | to cleverly plan, plot, or design |
| deliberation | slow, careful thought |
| fortuitous | happening by lucky accident |
| haphazard | without plan or order; chosen randomly |
| premeditated | planned or arranged in advance |
| prophetic | foreseeing or predicting the future |
| spontaneity | the quality of following personal impulse rather than outside |
| unwittingly | unknowingly; without awareness |
| assert | to state or express firmly |
| ferocity | fierceness |
| flout | to disobey openly; to defy |
| foolhardy | unwisely bold; rash |
| headstrong | determined to have one's own way; stubbornloy and often recklessly willful |
| incisive | clear and sharp in analysis or expression |
| outspoken | frank and unreserved in speech, candid; spoken in a frank, unreserved, or candid way |
| undaunted | not discouraged by danger or difficulty |
| vehement | showing intense emotion or passion; forceful |
| vibrant | pulsing with energy, vigorous; having bright colors |