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Week 3 Vocabulary
Term Review for Personal Use
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| deter | (v.) to "head off" or try to stop someone/something; to dissaude |
| converge | (v.) to meet; to come together |
| condone | (v.) to pardon or excuse; to overlook (an offense) |
| barren | (adj.) not fertile, lacking progeny (children, crops, etc.) |
| abstract | (adj.) without substance; theoretical (opposite of concrete) |
| cognizant | (adj.) aware, conscious of |
| diverse | (adj.) different, unlike, dissimiliar |
| expurgate | (v.) to shorten, abridge, to censor for questionable material |
| incontrovertible | (adj.) beyond doubt; indisputable; absolute |
| mutable | (adj.) not permanent, changeable |
| recalcitrant | (adj.) tough to control or manage |
| prodigal | (adj.) wildly extravagant in spending |
| denizen | (n.) a normal inhabitant - either a plant or animal |
| thespian | (n.) an actor or actress |
| tantalize | (v.) to torment or tease; often with something unobtainable |
| mnemonics | (n.) the art of improving memory through association |
| squander | (v.) to use in silly, extravagant ways; to waste |
| mar | (v.) to dame the appearance or substance of |
| apprehension | (n.) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; a fear of evil |
| austere | (adj.) reserved; somber; grave/sad in manner |