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Unit Review 13-15

TermDefinition
abstruse Difficult to comprehend
affront To insult/an insult
canard Groundless rumor
captious Someone ready to argue over petty things
cognizant Mindful, perceptive
contrite Regretful
cynosure Center of attention
decorous Well-behaved
deign Accepting as suitable for you, Lower self to do something, I'll do it to make you feel better
desiccated To dry up
efficacy Desired effect
engender Produce
ethereal Otherworldly, heavenly
façade Superficial appearance
ghoulish One who shows morbid interest in things considered shocking
incongruous Unsuitable, lacking harmony
machination Scheme
mesmerize To entrance
opprobrium Disgrace
putative Supposed, presume
beatific Making blessed, showing happiness or delight
behemoth Any huge thing
blandishment To flatter
cacophonous Harsh, discord
chicanery Trick
consign To entrust
coup Sudden successful action
euphemism Politically correct
febrile Feverish
gainsay To contradict
imminent Impending
innate Natural
loath Unwilling
manifest To make known
minutiae Small, unimportant details
moratorium Legal authorization to delay payment of money
nostrum Cure all
pariah Outcast
visionary One whose ideas are impractical
wizened Withered
amenity Added for pleasure
aperture Gap
dissidence Disagreement
epicurean One who seeks pleasure, pleasurable
improvident Not providing for future
iniquity Wickedness
inviolable Sacred
mutable Inconstant
nascent Beginning stages
obeisance Pay homage
panegyric Tribute
pillory Place for public punishment
pittance Small amount
presage Omen
progeny Children
promulgate Proclaim widely
rectitude Righteousness
restive Fidgety
seraphic Heavenly
subsist Remain alive
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