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English I - 13&14
Hoxie - Vocabulary Review for English I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprasial | n - evaluation or estimation of worth |
| base | adj - low or inferior in position or quality |
| candid | adj - frank; honest; expressing one's honest opinion OR not posed or rehearsed |
| criterion | n - a standard of judgement |
| dexterity | n - skill and grace in physical movement OR cleverness |
| legitimate | adj - lawful; proper and acceptable |
| mediocre | adj - moderate to inferior in quality |
| meritorious | adj - worthy; deserving of praise |
| truism | n - a statement of self-evident truth; a saying that, while is true, has been overused. |
| validate | v - to establish or confirm the truth or legality of something |
| circumlocution | n - the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language |
| cogent | adj - logical and convincing; appealing to reason |
| discourse | n - formal speech or writing v - to speak or write formally, at length |
| falter | v - to hesitate or stammer in speech OR to move or function in an unsteady way |
| literate | adj - able to read and write; knowledgeable; educated OR Knowledgeable; well-expressed |
| prattle | v - to talk foolishly; to chatter n - Foolish, annoying talk |
| raconteur | n - a person who tells stories and relates incidents, with skill and wit |
| sophistry | n - clever arguments that are misleading or incorrect |
| utterance | n - something that was said |
| verbose | adj - using or containing too many words; excessively wordy |