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McCroskey Lesson 6
English 11 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Audacity | N. The willingness to take bold risks |
| Altruistic | Adj. Unselfish generosity and care for others |
| Astute | Adj. Smart and observant; having the ability to accurately assess a situation and take advantage of it |
| Carp | V. Complain or criticize (usually about trivial matters) |
| Covert | Adj. Secret, concealed, clandestine, surreptitious |
| Dilatory | Adj. Slow to act, acting in a manner to cause delay |
| Esteem | N. Respect and admiration |
| Fortuitous | Adj. Something that happens by accident of chance (usually good) |
| Guileless | Adj. Innocent and honest |
| Hackneyed | Adj. Overused, boring, trite, banal, lacking freshness |
| Humility | N. A humble, modest view of one’s own importance |
| Illustrious | Adj. Well known, admired |
| Insatiable | Adj. Always wanting more; having a desire that is so strong it is incapable of being satisfied |
| Loquacious | Adj. Very talkative |
| Neurotic | Adj. Emotionally unstable; unusually sensitive, obsessive, or anxious |
| Porous | Adj. Something that permits the passage of liquid or air through pores (tiny holes) |
| Plight | N. Difficult situation |
| Saccharine | N. Excessively sweet, overly sentimental |
| Sonorous | Adj. Producing a full and rich sound, resonant. |
| Taciturn | Adj. Quiet, not speaking a lot |