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Lesson 12 vocab
Stack #15417
Word | Definition | Synonym |
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conscription | a draft as in military | draft |
dissonance | harsh sound | ----- |
divinity | the quality or state of being divine | as a god |
resonant | echoing; lasting effect | ----- |
acrimonious | acrimonious | angry |
capacious | spacious | (blank) |
discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate | destroy |
compress | to press or squeeze together | compact |
ascribe | attribute; to give to | (blank) |
subscribe | to agree | (blank) |
plentitude | abundance | (blank) |
voracity | greediness | (blank) |
courier | a member of a diplomatic service entrusted with bearing messages | messenger |
deity | he rank or essential nature of a god | a god |
solvent | able to pay all legal debts | (blank) |
plenipotentiary | a person who has the power to act | (blank) |
suppress | to put down by authority or force | restrain |
manuscript | written by hand or typed | (blank) |
captivated | to be taken in | (blank) |
divine | sacred | (blank) |
dissoluted | loose in morals | (blank) |
conspiracy | the act of conspiring together | disloyalty, treason |
credulous | gullible | (blank) |
worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs | secular |
diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil | (blank) |
molar | a tooth with a rounded or flattened surface adapted for grinding | (blank) |
concourse | an act or process of coming together and merging | (blank) |
runway | a passageway | (blank) |
walkway | a passage for walking | (blank) |
predominance | the quality or state of being predominant | (blank) |
acumen | mental keeness; special knowledge | (blank) |
glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking | (blank) |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength | majority |
expressiveness | effectively conveying meaning or feeling | spirited |
vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool | whirlpool |
abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense | condense; suppress |
bitter | not sweet | (blank) |
rancid | having a rank smell or taste | malodorous |
discordant | being at variance | inconstant |
riotous | of the nature of a riot / abundent | lavish |