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English Vocabulary
English Vocabulary for the high school student, parts 6-10, section 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alias | assumed name |
| alias | otherwise called; otherwise known as |
| clandestine | carried on in secrecy and concealment; secret; covert; underhand; undercover |
| enigma | puzzling statement; riddle; mystery; puzzling problem or person |
| enigmatic | mysteriious; puzzling; obscure |
| latent | present ut not showing itself; hidden but capable of being brought to light; dormant; potential |
| lurk | be hidden; lie in ambush |
| seclude | shut up apart from others; confine in a place hard to reach; hide; cloister; sequester |
| stealthy | secret in action or character; catlike; sly; furtive |
| apprise | inform; notify; advise |
| avowal | open acknowledgment; frank |
| divulge | make public; disclose; reveal; tell |
| elicit | draw forth; bring out; evoke; extract |
| enlighten | shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; free from ignorance; inform; instruct |
| accede | (usually followed by to) agree; assent; consent; acquiesce |
| accord | agreement; harmony |
| compact | agreement; understanding accord; covenant |
| compatile | able to exist together harmoniously; in harmony; agreeable; congenial |
| compromise | settlement reached by a partial yielding on both sides |
| conform | e in agreement or harmony with; act in accordance with accepted standards or customs; comply; obey |
| consistent | keeping to the same principles throughout; showing no contradiction; in accord; compatible; consonant |
| correspond | be in harmony; match; fit; agree; be similar |
| dovetail | to fit together with, so as to form with harmonious whole; interlock with |
| reconcile | cause to be friendly a gain; bring back to harmony |
| relent | become less harsh, severe, or strict; soften in temper; yield |
| altercation | noisy, angry dispute; quarrel, wrangle |
| antagonize | make an enemy of; arouse the hostility of |
| cleavage | split; division; schism; chasm |
| discord | disagreement; dissension; strife |
| discrepancy | difference; disagreement; variation; inconsistency |
| dissent | differ in opinion; disagree; object |
| embroil | draw into a conflict |
| enstrange | turn (someone) from affection to dislike or enmity; make unfriendly; separate; alienate |
| friction | conflict of ideas between persons or parties of opposing views; disagreement |
| irreconcilable | unable to be brought into friendly accord or understanding; hostile beyond the possibility of reconciliation; not reconcilable; incompatible |
| litigation | lawsuit; act or process of carrying on a lawsuit |
| at variance | in disagreement; at odds |
| wrangle | quarrel noisily; dispute angrily; brawl; bicker |
| condiment | something (such as pepper or spices) added to or served with food to enhance its flavor; seasoning |
| devoiur | eat up greedily; feast upon like an animal or a glutton; dispatch |
| edible | fit for human consumption; eatable; comestible; nonpoisonous |
| glutton | greedy eater; person in the habit of eating too much |
| luscious | delicious; juicy and sweet; delectable |
| palatable | agreeable to the taste; pleasing; savory |
| slake | (with reference to thirst) bring to an end through refreshing drink; satisfy; quench |
| succulent | full of juice; juicy |
| voracious | having a huge appetite; greedy in eating; gluttonous; ravenous |
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