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Vocab for Oct 26
This is the vocab for October 26th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstruse | Difficult to understand; obscure. |
| Belligerent | Hostile and aggressive. |
| Candor | the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness. |
| Decorum | Dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc. |
| Effrontery | Shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. |
| Facet | A similar surface cut on a fragment of rock by the action of water, windblown sand, etc. |
| Gaudy | Brilliantly or excessively showy. |
| Harass | To disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute. |
| Imminent | Likely to occur at any moment; impending. |
| Jurisdiction | The right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies. |
| Kindle | To start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning. |
| Laconic | Using few words; expressing much in few words; concise. |
| Malevolent | Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious. |
| Nebulous | Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused. |
| Paltry | Ridiculously or insultingly small. |
| Ratify | To confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction. |
| Sagacious | Having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd. |
| Tacit | Understood without being openly expressed; implied. |
| Ultimate | Last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series. |
| Vacillate | To waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute. |