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Vocabulary
English 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aberration | A departure from what is normal |
| Abstinence | The fact or practice os restraining oneself from indulging in something |
| Abstract | Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical concrete existence |
| Acclaim | Praise enthusiastically and publicly |
| Acquiesce | Accept something reluctantly but without protest |
| Admonish | warn or reprimand someone firmly |
| Advocate | a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy |
| Aesthetic | Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty |
| Affinity | a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something |
| Aggrandizement | Increase the power,status,or wealth |
| Aversion | A strong dislike or disinclination |
| Autonomy | The right or condition of self government. |
| Belittle | To make someone or something feel unimportant |
| Bequeath | Leave to a person or other beneficiary by a will |
| Bizarre | Very strange or unusual |
| Blithe | Showing a casual and cheerful indifference |
| Bombastic | High sounds but with little meaning |
| Buffoon | A ridiculous but amusing person |
| Cache | A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place |
| Cacophony | A harsh discordant mixture of sounds |