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Mrs.Hatcher Vocab
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adamant | refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind: |
| Amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner: |
| Antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; |
| Encounter | unexpectedly experience or be faced with |
| Malign | evil in nature or effect; malevolent: |
| Demoralize | cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; |
| Retort | say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner: [ with direct speech |
| Wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems |
| Curt | rudely brief |
| Zeal | great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective: |
| Acclaim | praise enthusiastically and publicly: |
| Exploit | use (a situation or person) in an unfair or selfish way: |
| Obsolete | no longer produced or used; out of date |
| Terminate | bring to an end: |
| Tangible | perceptible by touch: |