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List C-13
English 11 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accrue (v) | an increase, gain or grow, as interest on capital. To his chagrin, Bryan realized that he couldn't pay off the balance on his charge account fast enough to keep ahead of the interest which accrued each month |
| assignation (n) | an appointment for a meeting between lovers. "thinking they would have privacy for their assignation, winston and Julia rented the empty upstairs room in Charrington's shop |
| axiom (n) | a self evident or universally recognized truth |
| cavalier (adj.) | haughty; arrogant; marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters. |
| dalliance (n) | frivolous wasting of time; flirtation. |
| fervid (adj.) | intensely zealous;impassioned |
| grovel (v) | to humble, to creep in humility. |
| incongruity (n) | lack of agreement, consistency, compatibility` |
| connoisseur (n) | a person of refined tastes and discrimination |
| nubile (adj.) | (used with women): ready for marriage, with a suggestion of sexuality; sexually attractive |
| purport (v) | to convey a meaning or imply something, often misleadingly. |
| requite (v) | to repay or return; to avenge |
| seminal (adj.) | principal, original or source. |
| wheedle (v) | to persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile |
| venerable (adj.) | worthy of reverence or respect. |
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