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vocab 14
english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cajole | to persuade |
| Hypothesis | provisional explanation of facts |
| Lucid | clear |
| Oblivious | not aware |
| Stolidly | showing little emotion |
| Dour | sullen and gloomy |
| Myopically | in a near sighted manner |
| Dilapidated | ruined because of neglect |
| Squalid | dirty |
| Vicissitude | sudden change in life |
| Stereotype | oversimplified idea |
| Demeaning | degrading |
| Patent | obvious; unconcealed |
| Unorthodox | breaking with convention or tradition |
| Stratagem | trick designed to deceive an opponent |
| Transitory | existing only briefly |
| Taciturn | not designed to speak much |
| Rueful | regretful; sorrowful |
| Debacle | total failure |
| Flounder | to fail; collapse |
| Inadvertently | carelessly |
| Intimate | very personal; private |
| Coyly | in a shy flirtatious manner |
| Stifle | to suppress |
| Gravity | seriousness |
| Coup | brilliantly executed plan |
| Laconic | using few words |
| Loquaciousness | talkativeness |
| Pessimist | person who tends to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation |
| Intuition | power of knowing without reasoning |