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Vocabulary Final
Ms. Knapp Honors 10 Englidh
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| audacious | showing willingness to take bold risks |
| cajole | persuade by coaxing and flattery |
| conciliatory | intended or likely to pacify |
| derisive | expressing contempt or ridicule |
| disparage | regard or represent as being of little worth |
| edification | instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually |
| egregious | outstandingly bad, shocking |
| elucidate | make something clear; explain |
| erudite | having or showing great knowledge |
| exacerbate | make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse |
| fatuous | silly and pointless |
| gauche | lacking ease or grace, unsophisticated and socially awkward |
| incredulous | (of a person) unwilling or unable to believe something |
| laudable | (of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise |
| magnanimous | very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival |
| mollify | appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) |
| obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action |
| pensive | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep, serious thought |
| poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret |
| prodigious | remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree |
| prosaic | having the style or diction of prose, lacking poetic beauty |
| superfluous | unnecessary, especially through being more than enough |
| subjugate | being under domination or control, especially by conquest |
| tenuous | very weak or slight |
| vehement | showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense |