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lesson 31 vocab
jr year- lesson 31 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alloy | metal mixture |
| altercation | heated dispute, noisy argument |
| blighted | destroyed, caused by decay |
| charismatic | having special qualities/powers that are used for healing/prophecy |
| chary | careful/cautious |
| convoke | to call together |
| despicable | very bad, contemptible |
| embed | to enclose firmly in some mass |
| embolden | to encourage one to be bold |
| florid | flowery, flushed with color |
| hiatus | pause, interruption in time |
| incurious | uninterested, lacking normal curiosity |
| insubordination | disobedience to authority |
| lassitude | feeling of weariness/fatigue |
| montage | any combination of disparate elements that form a unified/single image |
| officious | overly dutiful, insisting on providing a service not requested |
| premature | occurring earlier than normal |
| presumptuous | brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant |
| relegate | to assign to an inferior position |
| rescind | to cancel |
| saturate | to soak/completely fill |
| sterile | incapable of reproducing |
| tumultuous | marked by uproar/raising a great commotion |
| unimpeachable | unquestionable, exempt from liability |
| voracious | having a large appetite, ravenous |