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HEnglish Vocab 1
The vocabulary for my English Class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acumen | (n.) keen insight |
| adamant | (adj.) unyielding, absolutely firm |
| anomaly | (n.) something out of the ordinary |
| antipathy | (n.) dislike for |
| apathy | (n.) lack of feeling, not caring |
| assiduous | (adj.) constant, persistent |
| autonomous | (adj.) self governing, independent of outside control |
| banal | (adj.) ordinary, commonplace |
| candor | (n.) frankness, outspokenness |
| caprice | (n.) a whim, spontaneous |
| castigate | (v.) severely criticize |
| chicanery | (n.) trickery, subterfuge |
| depraved | (adj.) incorrigibly evil |
| discursive | (adj) rambling, disgressive |
| dissonance | (adj.) rambling, disgressive |
| dour | (adj.) sour, sullen, gloomy |
| ebullient | (adj.) happy, excited |
| ecstatic | (adj.) overpowered by delight |
| enervate | (v.) weaken, exhaust |
| engender | (v.) to cause, produce |
| ephemeral | (adj.) short-lived, fleeting |
| esoteric | (adj.) hidden, secret |
| expiate | (v.) to atone for, make amends for |
| fiasco | (n.) complete and utter failure |
| flaccid | (adj.) flabby, weak |