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test over lessons 13-16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blandishment | An Allurement. |
| Deprecate | To criticize disapproval of. |
| Discomfit | To make uneasy by confusing a person. |
| Meteoric | Coming into existence swiftly. |
| Overbearing | Acting in a arrogant way. |
| Precocious | Showing exceptionally early development. |
| Proffer | To offer for acceptance or consideration. |
| Remonstrate | To say in protest. |
| Rift | A crack. |
| Solicitous | Concerned. |
| Succinct | Concise. |
| sylvan | Having to do with trees. |
| Trepidation | Dread. |
| Untoward | Unlucky. |
| Virtuoso | A person with great skill. |
| Amass | To accumulate. |
| Articulate | To pronounce distinctly. |
| Decimate | To kill a large portion of a group. |
| Dexterous | Skillful in the use of hands. |
| Garb | Costume. |
| Gregarious | Sociable. |
| Inherent | Existing as a natural part of something. |
| Maternal | Motherly. |
| Nurture | To care for. |
| Obtrusive | Tending to push oneself forward. |
| Parody | To imitate the style of someone. |
| Pugnacious | Aggressive. |
| Reprehensible | Deserving blame. |
| Tractable | Easily managed. |
| Zany | Clownish. |
| Accentuate | To emphasize. |
| Aficionado | A supporter. |
| Antecedent | A thing that precedes another. |
| Centrifugal | Moving away from the center. |
| Convoluted | Having numerous coils. |
| Decapitate | To kill by cutting off the head. |
| Disingenuous | Insincere. |
| Indubitable | Unquestionable. |
| Jaded | Dulled by excess. |
| Masochistic | Deriving pleasure from being mistreated mentally. |
| Momentum | Force of movement. |
| Obsolescent | Going out of use. |
| Protential | Having possibility. |
| Viscera | The internal organs of the body. |
| Volition | An act of consciously choosing. |
| Belated | Done too late. |
| Caliber | Degree of importance. |
| Chagrin | A feeling of embarrassment. |
| Contravene | To act against. |
| Default | Failure to do what is required. |
| Doldrums | A condition of feeling sad. |
| Emblazon | To inscribe conspicuously. |
| Eminent | Standing above others in worth. |
| Expend | Consume. |
| Expire | To come to an end. |
| Exponent | A person who explains. |
| Novice | A beginner. |
| Spry | Lively. |
| Tenuous | Slender. |
| Truism | Unnecessary to say it because it is really well known. |