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Week 7 Vocabulary
Term Review for Personal Use
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| relevant | (adj.) important, significant (to what is being considered/discussed) |
| concede | (v.) to yield, give in, or accept (another's point, stance, or opinion) |
| obscure | (adj.) unclear, vague, mysterious |
| solicit | (v.) to seek something (support, donations, customers) |
| scrutinize | (v.) to examine carefully; to look at closely |
| rejuvenate | (v.) to give new life; make youthful again |
| volatile | (adj.) quick to show emotion; easily triggered or exploded |
| inert | (adj.) motionless; idle; dormant |
| innocuous | (adj.) harmless |
| stolid | (adj.) showing no emotion |
| verbose | (adj.) wordy (opposite of concise) |
| futile | (adj.) hopeless |
| garrulous | (adj.) extremely talkative |
| herbivorous | (adj.) plant-eating |
| usurp | (v.) to take (a position of authority by force; often without the right to do so) |
| proscribe | (v.) to outlaw or forbid |
| contempt | (n.) feeling of hatred |
| antagonist | (n.) an enemy, an opposing force |
| eccentric | (adj.) overly odd or unusual |
| apathy | (n.) a lack of interest; not caring at all about something |