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Vocab Week 4
College Comp Vocabulary List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autonomy | to be in control of all aspects of yourself |
| Circumspect | cautious and pretensions, think before they leap |
| Composure | calm, composed, comporting oneself in a calm fashion |
| Edifice | a large conspicuous unmovable structure (usually used symbolically) |
| Ensconce | buried in the middle |
| Environs | that which surrounds whatever is being talked about, essentially environment |
| Hapless | really unfortunate |
| Heinous | horrible, usually evil because it’s so horrible |
| Incognito | in disguise so no one will notice you |
| Indoctrinate | a teaching process, like inculcate |
| Interim | space in the middle |
| Mausoleum | an enormous above ground crypt |
| Pillage | to rob and plunder |
| Reverie | lost in thought, a daydream, usually refers to memories |
| Thrall | captured, not able to look away |