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Lesson 6 English 2
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Antiquated | Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable |
Arable | Fit for plowing, tillable |
Ascendancy | Domination; growing power |
Atrophy | To waste away |
Clandestine | secret |
Conciliate | To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship |
Cursory | Superficial, casual, hastily done |
Derision | Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
Enmity | Absolute hatred |
Extricate | To free, to distangle |
Forbearance | Patience, lenience |
Frivolous | Lacking in seriousness or importance |
Garrulous | Talkative, rambling |
Impetuous | violent, hasty, rash, impulsive |
Industrious | Skillfully busy or occupied |
Infamous | Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad |
Insolence | Insulting or contemptuous behavior |
Levity | Excessive frivolity, flippancy |
Oblivion | State of being forgotten |
Paradoxical | Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
Perjury | False testimony under oath |
Rancor | Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity |
Sycophant | A self-serving flatter, a brownnoser |
Vacillating | Changing, fluctuating |
Vivid | Bright, distinct, and clear |