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Vocab Week of 4/11
PARCC Prep
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Obstinate | firmly or stubbornly adhering to ones purpose, opinion, etc. not yielding to argument |
| Charisma | divinely conferred gift or power |
| Clique | a small, exclusive group of people |
| Demeanor | conduct, behavior, deportment |
| Eloquence | the practice or art of using language with fluency or aptness |
| Incite | to stir, encourage, urge on |
| Deploy | to spread out, arrange in a position of readyness |
| Emaciated | to make abnormally lean or thin |
| Rectify | to make, put, or set right |
| Tenacious | holding fast, keeping a firm hold |
| Saturate | to soak thoroughly or completely |
| Emulate | to try to equal or excel, imitate with effort or to surpass |
| Bravado | a pretentious, swaggering display of courage |
| Derogatory | tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing |
| Affluent | having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods |