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Vocab 13 and 14
OCMS English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off doing something |
| prodigal | 1. recklessly wasteful 2. profuse; lavish 3. a spendthrift |
| prodigy | a person with exceptional talents or powers |
| profane | 1. showing disrespect toward God or sacred things 2. nonreligious in subject, form, or use |
| profuse | plentiful, prodigal, overflowing; giving abundantly |
| jeopardy | danger; peril |
| jocular | joking; avoiding seriousness |
| assuage | to soothe; to make less severe: to satisfy |
| suave | smooth in social manner |
| festoon | 1. a decorative chain of flowers, leaves, or ribbons hung in a curve 2. to decorate with hanging ornaments |
| fete | 1. a party or festival, especially one held out of doors. 2. to give a party in someone's honor |
| condole | to express sympathy (used with WITH) |
| doleful | mournful; sad |
| irascible | irritable; hot tempered |
| irate | angry; enraged |
| ire | anger; rage |
| malevolent | wishing harm to others; malicious |
| volition | a conscious choice; use of one's will to make a decision |
| zeal | passionate devotion to a cause; ardor |
| zealot | a zealous person |