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ANCILLARY VOCAB ORIY
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhor | disgust/hatred |
| aspire (v.)aspiration (n.) | To look towards a goal |
| bigot (n.) | A person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions |
| boisterous (adj.) | loud; rowdy |
| boycott (n. & v.) | withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. |
| commemorate (v. | To show respect for someone/something. |
| counterfeit (adj.) | made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud. |
| credulous (adj.) | unsuspecting, gullible, naive |
| decorum (n.) | appropriate behavior, good manners, politeness |
| despondent (adj.) | In low spirits from loss or hop of courage |
| flourishing (adj.) | Developing rapidly and successfully |
| guerrilla (n.) | The member of a small independent group taking a part in fighting against larger regular forces. |
| Inference (n.) | The process of inferring something |
| jovial (adj.) | cheerful and friendly. |
| plethora (n.) | A large amount of something |
| pulverize (v.) | reduce to fine particles. |
| quandary (n.) | dilemma, a delicate situation, a predicament |
| recede (v.) | to go or move away |
| vacillate (v.) | to sway unsteadily |
| voracious (adj.) | craving or consuming large quantities of food |
| unanimous | of one mind |
| wane (v.) | to decrease in strength |
| Xenophobia (n.) | fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers |
| Zephyr (n.) | A breeze, a draft, wind |