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Week 8 Vocabulary
Term Review for Personal Use
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inevitable | (adj.) bound to occur; unavoidable |
| fortuitous | (adj.) happening by chance, accidental, not on purpose |
| venerate | (v.) to admire, honor, respect (something you usually feel) |
| extol | (v.) to praise, applaud, commend (things you usually do) |
| enthrall | (v.) to charm or entrance, as though by a spell |
| anomaly | (n.) something different from what is normal |
| pompous | (adj.) arrogant in manner; self-important |
| lax | (adj.) unstructured, slack (such as rules or laws) |
| irascible | (adj.) easily annoyed or angered; grumpy |
| infamous | (adj.) famous because of something bad or negative |
| repudiate | (v.) to reject; to refuse to accept; decline |
| dissipate | (v.) to waste; to use up in a worthless, foolish way |
| subtle | (adj.) not obvious |
| magnanimous | (adj.) big-hearted or forgiving |
| incessant | (adj.) continuous, unstopping |
| philanthropy | (n.) love of human kind (usually refers to charitable giving) |
| clemency | (n.) mercy; partial forgiveness |
| voluminous | (adj.) spacious, extremely wide or large (usually refers to an area) |
| emulate | (v.) to imitate or copy (an action) |
| adhere | (v.) to follow or abide by (such as rules or laws) |
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