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harmon vocab4

spurious to procure. Harmon English vocabulary 2013

TermDefinition
alleviate to lessen; to relieve
husbandry a. careful management or economy of resources; b. practice of cultivating crops & breeding or raising livestock
husband (n.) prudent or thrifty manager
husband (v.) to use sparingly or economically
plaudit praise or approval
perfidious devious; deceitful; treacherous
boon blessing; something to be thankful for
somnolent drowsy; sleepy
broach to suggest or approach something for the first time (e.g. a subject)
vacillate to sway from side to side (often indecisively)
steadfast fixed; unchanging (often decidedly)
clemency merciful leniency (executive clemency granted by the gov)
spurious false; unproven
tenuous weak; flimsy; shaky; thin
demystify to make less confusing
atrophy to waste away; wither
lexicon dictionary; vocabulary specific to a profession or style; jargon
labyrinth an intricate structure of interconnecting passages; maze
amentable agreeable; willing to do something -> listen to authority
disingenuous not sincere or straight forward
apocryphal fictitious; not true
docile easy to manage; tame
truncate to shorten by cutting; cut out
ingrate ungrateful person
gratuitous unnecessary; unwarranted
esoteric meant for or understood by only a specific group
dearth scarce; small supply
munificent generous; giving
proclivity inclination; tendency; predisposition
urbane polite; refined; courteous; suave; elegant
onerous burdensome; troublesome or oppressive
bilk to cheat; to defraud
malediction a curse; calling down of a curse
doleful sad; mournful
erudite scholarly; learned
defunct no longer existing; dead
procure to obtain; acquire; get
ruminate to contemplate; to reflect upon
inkling hint or vague idea
circumlocution a roundabout, lengthly way to say something
transcend to rise above; go beyond
lugubrious sorrowful; mournful
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