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vocabulary List 16
15 words
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Forestall | prevent by taking action in advance. |
Impervious | impenetrable;incapable of being damaged or distressed. |
Incarcerate | to imprison |
Loquacious | talkative |
Naivete | quality of being unsophisticated;simplicity. |
Misnomer | wrong name;incorrect designation. |
Petulant | touchy;peevish |
Prosaic | dull and unimaginative;factual only. |
Pungent | stinging;sharp in taste or smell. |
Sectarian | relating to a religious faction or sub-group;narrow-minded. |
Sycophant | servile flatterer;bootlicker |
Verbose | wordy |
Ephemeral | short-lived;fleeting |
Exhume | dig out of the ground;remove from the grave. |
Disparage | belittle |