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eng. vocab 10-a

TermDefinition
defer to postpone; to comply with or submit to the opinion or decision of another
gosling a young goose
efficacy capable of producing the desired effect
flexuous bending or winding alternately from side to side
ignominy dishonor; infamy
precocious characterized by unusually early development or maturity
irresolute indecisive; unsure of what one is going to do
bravura brilliant technique or style in performance
levity lack of weight; buoyancy; lightness in speech or manner especially when inappropriate
scant inadequate; being just short of a specific measure
abstinent to deny one's appetite
spurious lacking authenticity or validity; counterfit
maladroit lack of dexterity; clumsy
gerrymander to divide a state, county or city into voting districts to give unfair advantage to one party in elections
upbraid to scold or chide vehemently; censure
sublimate to change the natural expression of something in a subtle or socially acceptable way
astringent tending to tighten or constrict tissue; harsh; severe
bastion well fortified or defended position
conscript anyone forced to enroll in the armed forces
faux pas a social blunder; mistake
Created by: a.hooley123
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