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LA Vocab Lesson 5-6
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstain | to refrain from something by one's sins |
| coherent | showing an orderly relation of parts sticking together being able to communicate clearly and logically |
| colloquial | characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing |
| commiserate | to feel or express sorrow or pity |
| commodious | spacious, roomy, as in a house |
| condone | to forgive; to disregard an offense |
| contrite | thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins |
| impertinent | impudent; rude irrelevant |
| pertinacious | holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief |
| tenacity | hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly |
| aptitude | a natural talent or ability; quickness in learning |
| inept | without skill inappropriate or out of place; foolish or absurd |
| adjunct | an added part not essential to the whole |
| conjugate | to give forms of verbs in a fixed order |
| injunction | an authorized command or order |
| juncture | a serious state of affairs the condition or point of being joined |
| subjugate | to conquer; to dominate completely |
| astringent | harsh; severe a substance that tightens tissues |
| strait | a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water a difficulty or bad position |
| stringent | severe; constricted; tight pertaining to be scarcity of money |