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Lesson 10 Vocab List
Test for Friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abstracted | Def: removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind |
| adulation | Def: extreme praise or admiration |
| adversity | Def: misfortune, unfavorable happening |
| burgeon | Def: to sprout, to newly emerge |
| chimera | Def: a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination |
| culpable | Def: deserving blame, guilty. |
| decadent | Def: decaying |
| entreaty | Def: a plea, an earnest request |
| fatuous | Def: foolish, silly, inane |
| humane | Def: kind, compassionate |
| indulgent | Def: lenient, especially toward oneself |
| ineptness | Def: lack of competence or judgement |
| ingrate | Def: ungrateful person |
| inundate | Def: to flood, overflow |
| miser | Def: one who saves up too much money and lives in very wretched or horrible circumstances |
| nefarious | Def: evil, wicked, vicious |
| prattle | Def: meaningless sound |
| predilection | Def: preference |
| procrastinate | Def: to put off for later; demur; tarry |
| stoic | Def:a person showing no passion or feeling |
| suffrage | Def: right to vote |
| summon | Def: to call together for an immediate request |
| transparent | Def: quality of being able to see through |
| turbulence | Def: wild or disturbing activity |
| viable | Def: capable of working |