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Lesson 12 vocab
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| Word | Definition | Synonym |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |