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Lesson 3 Vocab
Mr. Adams
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abtruse | Difficult to understand |
| Affable | Friendly,Courteous |
| Audacity | Excessive boldness, Rashness, Daring |
| Contrite | Extremely apologetic, Remorseful, Repentant |
| Credulous | Gullible |
| Depravity | Moral corruption, Wicked act |
| Deprecate | Disapprove regretfully, To belittle, Express mild disapproval |
| Didactic | Instructive, Designed to teach |
| Enigmatic | Puzzling, Mysterious |
| Erudite | Scholary |
| Exotic | unfamiliar |
| Fuse | Mix or join together |
| Immutable | Unchanging |
| Incorrigible | Incapable of being corrected or improved |
| Loathe | To detest |
| Mitigate | To cause to become less harsh or hostle |
| Nullify | To cause to not be in effect, to negate |
| Pacifistic | Oppose war or use of force |
| Pretensious | Making an outward show, Self-important |
| Prologue | Introductory remarks |
| Recant | To withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, Revoke |
| Servile | overly submissive |
| Trepidation | Fear, Trembling, Agitation |
| Vilify | To utter abusive statements agaianst |