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Lesson 6 English 2
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |