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English 10 H

TermDefinition
Contemporary Belonging to the same time; modern
Contentious Fond of arguing; quarrelsome
Hypocrite A person who claims to be what he is not
Deplete To use up
Discursive Rambling; unfocused
Conserve To protect from loss
Accolade Statement of approval; praise
Daunt To intimidate; to discourage
Enigmatic Mysterious; puzzling
Verbose Wordy
Audacity Boldness
Homogeneous Made up of similar parts
Ambivalent Having conflicting feelings; uncertain
Expedite To make easy and quick; to speed up
Arable Fit to grow plants on
Subtle Difficult to detect or understand
Coherent Logically connected; consistent
Censure To criticize
Garrulous Talkative
Flagrant Obvious; blatant
Squander To spend foolishly; to waste
Austere Strict; severely simple
Tranquil Calm; peaceful
Articulate Able to speak clearly and effectively
Viable Workable; able to remain alive
Gregarious Friendly; sociable
Clemency Gentleness in punishing; mercy
Burgeon To grow rapidly
Inception Beginning
Profusion Great quantity; abundance
Wither To become weak; dry or lifeless
Elicit To bring out; cause to happen
Adulation Excessive praise
Stolid Unemotional; not easily excited
Indifferent Having no preference
Dearth Scarcity; limited supply
Altruistic Concerned for the welfare of others
Vilify To speak ill of; to slander
Furtive Secretive; stealthy
Dissent To disagree
Mitigate To relieve; lessen; alleviate
Advocate To speak in favor of; to support
Cognizant Having knowledge of; aware
Miser A person who saves money excessively
Revere To respect; admire
Pacifist A person who favors peace
Incontrovertible Indisputable; undeniable
Alacrity Briskness; cheerful readiness
Garner To get; acquire; earn
Penury Extreme poverty
Created by: Omers
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