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AncillaryVocab

TermDefinition
Adversary An opponent
Apathy Lack of interest
Apprehension Fear that something bad is going to happen
Brackish Unpleasant (to describe a liquid)
Concise Short, brief
Concoction Mixture or combination of ingredients
Defiance Resistance against authority
Disdain Strong feeling of dislike
Dispel To clear up a misunderstanding
Egregious Terribly offensive, shockingly bad
Falter To speak hesitatingly
Facsimile An exact copy, a duplicate
Foresight Care or provision for the future
Furtive Surreptitiously, sneaky
Illuminate To light up
Jargon Characteristic of language
Jut To extend
Malleable Capable of being extended
Meticulous Finicky, fussy
Miser A person who is careful with its $
Miserly Stingy, penny-pinching
Nurture To feed and protect
Obscure Not clear to the understanding
Obsolete No longer in use
Outlandish Strange or odd
Precipice A cliff with a vertical face
Pristine Having its original purity
Quell To extinguish
Repugnant Distasteful, objectionable
Sabotage To injure or attack
Subside To lessen, to wear off
Serenity The state of being calm
Tangible Capable of being touched
Intangible Incapable of being touched
Tenacious The quality of never giving up
Tenacity Determination, persistence
Terse Short, brief
Waver To sway to and fro
Zeal Eager desire or endeavor
Zealous Full of, characterized by
Bizarre Unusual
Bazaar An outdoor market, shop where a large variety of products are sold
Created by: cameronmaitre
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