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Exam 1 PHHS Jones
Exam 1 Wordly Wise Book 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inter | to put in a grave; to bury |
| cessation | a stopping, either final or temporary |
| inconsequential | lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial |
| decrepit | worn out with use; broken-down |
| gratuitious | not call for; unnecessary OR without charge; free |
| penchant | a strong attraction or leaning |
| precedent | an act or statement that may serve as an example of justification for a later one |
| malign | to say negative or unfair things about; slander OR evil, showing ill-will |
| circumvent | to avoid through craftiness |
| expendable | able to be used up and then discarded or replaced |
| ameliorate | to make better; to become better; to improve |
| garish | excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring |
| expedite | to speed up a process; to facilitate |
| bane | a person or thing that destroys or causes harm |
| ambivalent | having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone |
| rampant | threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread |
| instigate | to stir up or urge on; to provoke |
| espionage | the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government |
| doleful | mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief |
| curtail | to cut short or reduce |
| centennial | a one-hundredth anniversary or its celebration |
| mesmerize | to fascinate or hypnotize |
| infamous | having a very bad reputation; notorious |
| smattering | superficial, scattered knowledge OR a small amount |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| emaciated | very thin or wasted away |
| exacerbate | to make more severe, bitter, or violent; to make worse |
| poignant | painfully moving, affecting, or touching |
| condone | to overlook or accept without punishment |
| diminutive | very small; tiny |
| exodus | a mass departure |
| repast | food and drink; a meal |
| stipend | a regular and fixed amount of pay for work or to help cover living expenses |
| adjacent | near or next to; adjoining |
| cede | to give up or transfer, especially by treaty of formal agreement |
| implement | a tool or instrument OR to carry out |
| prohibitive | serving to restrain action or discourage use of |
| buffoon | a person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool |
| extrovert | a person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around him or her, rather than on his or her own feelings |
| equilibrium | a state of balance |
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