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Vocabulary 3
words and definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure |
| belligerent | hostile and aggressive |
| condor | the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness. |
| decorum | behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. |
| effrontery | insolent or impertinent behavior |
| facet | one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem. |
| gaudy | extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. |
| harass | subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation |
| imminent | about to happen. |
| jurisdiction | he official power to make legal decisions and judgments |
| kindle | light or set on fire. |
| laconic | (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. |
| malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others. |
| nebulous | in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. |
| paltry | (of an amount) small or meager. |
| ratify | sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. |
| sagacious | having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd. |
| tacit | understood or implied without being stated |
| ultimate | being or happening at the end of a process; final. |
| vacillate | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. |