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Vocab
Lesson 24
Term | Definition |
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anticipation | an expectation or a looking forward to |
assent | to agree with a plan, opinion, or proposal |
assent | an agreement or consent |
beseech | to ask (someone) earnestly for something; to beg |
candid | honest and open |
candid | informal; not posed |
despicable | worthy of scorn; completely unworthy of respect |
dowdy | unattractive in appearance, due to being boring, overly plain, and unfashionable or being untidy and shabby |
ebb | to flow back toward the sea; said of the tide |
ebb | to become less; to weaken |
egotist | someone who has too high an opinion of himself or herself, is overly concerned with his or her interests, and tends to think and talk too much about himself or herself |
empower | to give power to; to make able to act |
fanatic | one who is overly and unreasonably enthusiastic about a belief; one who is carried away by devotion to something |
ingenuity | cleverness and originality |
insubordinate | refusing to follow orders of a person in authority |
pertain | to have a necessary relationship to; to have to do with what is being discussed |
rebuff | a clear refusal to accept assistance or advice that has been offered |
rebuff | to refuse without making an effort to be polite; to turn down coldly and bluntly |
suave | smooth and charming in manner; skillfully gracious |