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vocab week 9

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TermDefinition
zealot a fervent and even militant proponent of something
wily marked by skill and deception
vex to bring trouble to; or annoy
venerable impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored
transient in physics, a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change in voltage or current or load; lasting a very short time
tawdry cheap and shoddy; tastelessly showy
symbiotic used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relation to each; cooperative relationship
spurn reject with contempt
somber grave or even gloomy in character; lacking brightness or color; dull
resolute firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
reciprocal shared or felt on both sides
quirk a strange habit
puerile juvenile and immature
premeditated characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
perfunctory hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; as a formality only
Parity equality or equal status
oscillate move or swing side to side regularly; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
nexus a connected series or group; the means of connection between things linked in series
mendicant a beggar
languid lacking spirit or liveliness
haughty blatantly and disdainfully proud
entourage the group following and attending to some important person
Distend swell from or as if from internal pressure; cause to expand as it by internal pressure
churlish having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
capitulate surrender under agreed conditions
belie represent falsely; be in contradiction with
acumen shrewdness shown by keen insight
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