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Eng. Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| detest | to greatly dislike |
| sap | a watery source of nutrients that flow through plants |
| commerce | exchange of ideas and opinions |
| apparition | a ghostlike or invisible appearance |
| bough | tree branch |
| tedious | tiresome because of length |
| presume | to expect something without justification |
| digress | to depart from the main subject |
| malinger | to pretend incapacity or illness to avoid work |
| deferential | yielding to someone else's opinions or wishes |
| palpable | tangible |
| mute | silent |
| entangled | twisted together |
| render | to reproduce or depict in verbal or artistic form |
| apt | likely having a tendency |
| husky | strong, burly |
| wanton | resulting from extreme cruelty or neglect |
| sneer | to smile or laugh scornfully or critically |
| enamel | a cosmetic of point that gives a smooth, glossy appearance |
| bracken | a type of fern that grows in humid areas |
| poise | state of balance |
| coax | to persuade gently |
| kin | relatives or a group of people |
| nobly | with superior morals or character |
| constrain | to force of limit |
| kinsmen | those who share racial of cultural background |
| benediction | a blessing or something that fosters goodness |
| lull | to sooth or cause to sleep |
| bosom | the chest |
| dusky | murky or dark in color |
| scintillating | brilliant, sparkling |
| vogue | fashion, style |
| patronage | business |
| influx | continual coming in of people or things |
| millennium | period of great prosperity |
| scuffle | to move with a slow heavy shuffling giant |
| dissipate | to cause to scatter |
| avert | to turn away |
| sluggishly | slowly without strength |
| vindicate | to justify to prove |
| haughty | conceited |
| circumvent | to get around by clever maneuvering |
| virulent | extremely poisonous or harmful |
| grave | dignified and gloomy |
| vigorously | with power |
| ceremonial | formal |
| solemn | serious, somber |
| comprehension | the act of grasping mentally |
| gaunt | thin, bony from hunger |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| stately | dignified, majestic |
| morose | bad tempered, gloomy |
| rue | to regret, to be sorry |
| amorphous | without definite form |
| retractable | capable of being drawn back |
| hemorrhage | a severe discharge of blood |
| intimation | a hint, suggestion |