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Vocabulary group 3

TermDefinition
abhorrent (adj) (followed by to) in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable (ant: admirable)
abhor (v) utterly detest; loathe; hate
admonish (v) reprove gently but seriously; caution (ant: commend)
admonition (n) gently warning; friendly reproof
Ambrosial (Adj) extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like ambrosia (the food of the gods); heavenly
Confine (v) shut up; imprison keep in narrow, cramped quarter (ant: free)
confinement (n) imprisonment
decade (n) period of 10 years
detonate (v) explode with suddenness and violence; cause (something) to explode
detonation (n) explosion
ephemeral (adj) lasting one day only; fleeting; short-lived; transient (ant: permanent;perpetual)
gullible (adj) easily deceived or cheated; credulous (ant: astute)
gull (v) deceive; cheat
haggle (v) dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle
Immerse (v) 1. plunge or place into a liquid; dip; duck 2. engross; absorb
immersion (n) state of being deeply engrossed; absorption
insomnia (n) inability to sleep; abnormal wakefulness; sleeplessness
insomniac (n) person suffering from insomnia
lapse (n) 1. slip; error; accidental mistake; trivial fault 2. interval
lapse (v) cease being in force; become invalid
probe (n) critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity; investigation
prober (n) investigator
render (v) hand down officially; deliver (as a verdict); give
rendering (n) presentation; interpretation
repast (n) food for one occasion of eating; meal
replenish (v) bring back to condition of being full; refill
score (n) group or set of twenty; twenty
snub (n) act or instance of snubbing (treating with contempt); rebuff; insult
snub (v) treat with disdain or contempt; slight
suture (n) strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also, stitch made with such material
unwittingly (adv) unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly (ant: intentionally)
Created by: _LaurenBowers_
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