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English Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coax | to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion |
| Discreet | modestly unobtrusive |
| Imputation | to blame unjustly |
| Mendicancy | the practice of begging |
| Meretricious | alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions |
| Prudence | caution with regard to practical matters |
| Evanesced | to disappear gradually |
| Heresy | an idea opposed to the beliefs of a religion or philosophy |
| Infallibility | the quality of being unable to fail |
| Imminent | likely to occur at any moment |
| Precariously | dependent on circumstances beyond ones control |
| Prim | formerly precise or proper |
| Ardently | intensively devoted, eager, or enthusiastic |
| Disheveled | hanging loosely or in disorder |
| Eliciting | to draw or bring out/forth |
| Exorbitant | highly excessive |
| Fragile | easily broken, shattered, or damaged |
| Resigned | submissive, being able to accept as inevitable |
| Stipulated | to make an express or demand arrangement as a condition of an agreement |
| Tormented | to affect with great bodily or mental suffering |