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Comp Voc #10 - Def

Sadlier - Level H - Unit #10 - Definitions

DefinitionWord
(n) keenness of insight; quickness or accuracy of judgment acumen
(v) to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge or legal tribunal adjudicate
(n) a chronological misplacing of events, objects, customs, or persons in regard to each other anachronism
(adj) of doubtful or questionable authenticity apocryphal
(n) a difference or inequality in age, rank, degree, amount, or quality; a dissimilarity, unlikeness disparity
(v) to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions dissimulate
(adj) derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience, observation, or experiment, rather than by theory; so verifiable empirical
(adj) highly elaborate or orante; vividly colored; strikingly brilliant or bold flamboyant
(adj) offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening fulsome
(v) to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire; to destroy or renounce for the sake of another immolate
(adj) extremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the sense or the mind imperceptible
(n) a uniformed male servant; a servile follower lackey
(n) the contact or means of communication between groups; someone acting as such a contact; any close relationship; a thickening or binding agent used in cooking liaison
(adj) characterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity monolithic
(n) the most suitable or exact word or expression mot juste
(n) a total rejection of existing laws, institutions, and moral values; extreme radicalism nihilism
(n) a member of the ruling class; a person of high or noble rank or of prominent social standing; OR, (adj) belonging to, benefitting, or characteristic of such a person patrician
(v) to make someone or something favorably inclined towards oneself; to conciliate, satisfy, or appease propitiate
(adv) thus so; intentionally written so sic
(v) to redirect the nergy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel sublimate
Created by: Ms. Flock
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