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English1 Vocab 11&12

Hoxie - Review for Lessons 11 and 12

TermDefinition
acme n - highest point of achievement
adept adj - very skillful
aptitude n - natural ability; talent or quickness in understanding; intellegence
astude adj - having shrewd judgement; observant, clever, cunning
finesse v - to achieve a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill n - refinement; delicacy, and skill OR subtle, skillful handling of a potentially difficult situation
painstaking adj - marked by or requiring great care; demanding extended or extreme effort, or diligence
precocious adj - showing unusually early development or maturity
prodigy n - a person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers
resourceful adj - effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical
virtuoso n - a very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist
idiosyncrasy n - an unusual habit of one particular person
innocuous adj - harmless; not likely to offend anyone
obtrusive adj - unpleasantly noticeable; bold OR thrusting out
orthodox adj - doing and believing what is commonly accepted or customary or following established faiths and beliefs
prevalent adj - widely or commonly existing or practiced
prosaic adj - dull; ordinary; lacking in imagination and spirit
quaint adj - charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way
rarity n - something that is very infrequent or scarce
singular adj - being the only one of a kind; unique OR being beyond what is ordinary or usual; remarkable
trite adj - overused and therefore lacking in interest
Created by: mbeiker
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