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Lit vocab
lit vocab for quiz on thursday
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to give in, to comply |
| allusion | implied or indirect reference; hinting at |
| amity | friendship |
| apocryphal | of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine |
| apprehend | to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand;to become aware of |
| blasphemous | irreverent, profane |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| circumscribed | restricted or limited |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| coquette | a woman who flirts with men without sincere affection |
| depravity | moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act |
| disinterment | removal from a grave or tomb |
| disparity | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree |
| duplicity | double-dealing, hypocrisy |
| ebullient | overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm |
| elicit | to bring out a response, to evoke |
| endow | to provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality |
| enigmatic | mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling |
| estrange | to alienate, to separate |
| exacting | demanding, requiring great care |
| extraneous | not essential or vital |
| ferocity | savagery |
| florid | flowery, flushed with color |
| gaunt | very thin, emaciated, angular |
| grate | to cause irritation |
| imperious | extremely overbearing |
| incipient | beginning to come into being, the early stage of something |
| incogruity | nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility |
| induce | to bring on or to bring about |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits, excessive |
| inveterate | firmly established, habitual, deep-rooted |
| labyrinthine | like a maze, very convoluted and intricate |
| malady | a disease or unwholesome condition |
| malefactor | a criminal |
| mortify | to humiliate, to wound pride, to experience shame |
| multifarious | great in variety, diverse |
| muse | to ponder |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| obsequious | overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
| pedantry | act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative |
| peevish | fretful, obstinate |
| penitent | showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant |
| perennial | lasting for many years |
| prodigy | one with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment |
| propriety | correct conduct |
| reconcile | to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute |
| repress | to restrain, to hold back |
| reprove | to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| ruminate | to consider for a long time at a slow pace, to ponder |
| sedulously | very diligent, accomplishing with painstaking care |
| transcended | surpassed, exceeded |
| transparent | quality of being able to be seen through, clear |
| trifling | not significant, frivelous |
| unobstusive | not readily noticeable, in conspicuous |
| vicarious | experienced through imagined participation in another's activity |
| vigilant | very alert, watchful |
| volatile | quickly changeable, easily vaporized |
| whets | stimulates, sharpens |
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