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English Vocabualry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning; unclear; uncertain |
| amulet | a charm or ornament worn to protect against evil |
| baleful | destructive, deadly |
| boisterous | rowdy, rough, and stormy |
| calamity | a serious event causing stress or misfortune |
| ebullient | overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm |
| engrossed | completely occupied or absorbed |
| enmity | absolute hatred |
| entreaty | a plea, an earnest request |
| feint | a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real |
| obsequious | overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| perjury | false testimony under oath |
| posterity | future generations, all descendants of a person |
| prostration | a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity |
| supple | easily bent, elastic, pliable |
| vexation | discomfort or distress |
| virtuous | having excellent morals; righteous |
| wanton | immoral, lewd |
| acuity | sharpness or perception |
| ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
| augment | to make greater or to supplement |
| disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend |
| inauspicious | unfavorable |
| inundate | to flood, to overflow |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
| prate | to talk idly or foolishly at great length |
| quench | to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid |
| antipathy | a dislike, distaste, o enmity |
| blunderbuss | a clumsy and careless person; an obsolete firearm with a bell muzzle |
| compatriot | a fellow countryman |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| edifice | a very large buliding |
| juncture | a point of joining |
| magnate | a person of power and influence |
| malady | a disease or unwholesome condition |
| potentate | a monarch, very powerful ruler, sovereign |
| stealthy | acting in a secret and sneaky way-- this is a negative term |
| corroboration | confirmation |
| deference | courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another |
| desolate | deserted, without inhabitants, barren |
| despondency | depression, dejection |
| expeditious | done with speed and efficiency |
| ingenuity | cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness |
| morose | being sullen or gloomy |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| serene | calm, placid |
| supplication | begging, humbly asking for a favor |
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