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Vocab. #3 - Honors11
Quarter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dubious | adj. full of doubt; uncertain |
| incantation | n. a chant; the repetition of statements or phrases |
| putative | adj. commonly accepted; supposed as truth |
| obfuscate | v. to darken; to confuse or make difficult to understand |
| desultory | adj. without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random |
| opaque | adj. impossible to see through; impossible to understand |
| unctuous | adj. oily/suave, both literally and figuratively, excessively flattering |
| mendacious | adj. lying; untruthful |
| disparage | v. to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way |
| inexorable | adj. relentless; inevitable; unavoidable; impossible to stop or prevent |