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English 9H Vocab 1

TermDefinition
Sagacious adj. wise; having or showing keen discernment, sound judgement, and farsightedness
Fete n. an elaborate party; a festival or feast
Dissolution n. disintegration; state of total decay
August adj. majestic, inspiring awe or admiration
Tangible adj. real, concrete, palpable; able to be touched
Pestilence n. a usual fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague; deadly; an evil influence or agent
Profuse adj. plentiful, copious, abundant; extravagant
Eccentric adj. strange, unusual, and unique; unconventional
Imperial adj. having supreme authority; regal; majestic; of/or pertaining to an empire
Impede v. to hinder or obstruct the progress of
Shroud v. to wrap in burial clothing; to shut off from sight; to conceal n. a cloth used to wrap a body for a funeral; something that conceals
Habiliments n. special dress or garb associated with an occasion or office; clothes
Gaudy adj. showy or tasteless in a vulgar way; loud(as in too bright or showy)
Monotonous adj. sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone; boring; tediously repetitious
Giddy adj. dizzy; lightheaded; light in spirit; flighty; silly
Embellish v. to adorn or make beautiful as by ornamentation; to decorate; to add detail
Piquant adj. spicy; pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; charming; interesting; attractive
Decorum n. etiquette; conventions of polite behavior; appropriateness of behavior of conduct
Illimitable adj. impossible to limit or circumscribe; limitless; infinite
Dauntless adj. impossible to intimidate; fearless; incapable of being discouraged; brave
Avatar n. an embodiment, as of a quality or a concept
Phantasm n. something apparently seen but having no physical reality; an illusory mental image
Cerements plural noun. burial clothes; burial garment; mummy wrapping; clothes of the grave
Writhe v. to twist, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment; to move with a twisted contorted motion; to suffer acutely
Disapprobation n.disapproval; moral disapproval; condemnation
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