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12 Voc. 11
Vocabulary words #11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberration: | (n) a departure from the usual course; a deviation; an abnormal development |
| adjudge: | (v) to decree or decide by law; to pass sentence |
| candor: | (n) openness; saying what one really thinks; frankness; impartiality |
| corroborate: | (v) to support or strengthen an idea or a statement; to attest to the truth of; to confirm |
| dearth: | (n) a scarcity, as of food; a lack; too small a supply of something |
| diurnal: | (adj) occurring every day; daily; occurring during the daytime |
| ludicrous: | (adj) amusingly absurd; ridiculous |
| retrospect: | (n) a contemplation or survey of things that happened in the past |
| formally: proper; dignified | For /mal /ly proper; dignified |
| formerly: previous; in the past | for /mer /ly previous; in the past |
| minor: a person under legal age | mi /nor a person under legal age |
| morale: | mor/ale spirit; mental condition |
| versatile | ver /sa/ tile |
| unmistakable | un/mis/tak/ a/ ble |
| pursue | pur /sue |
| mysterious | my /ster/ i/ ous |
| synonymous | sy /no /ny/ mous |
| livelihood | live / li/ hood |