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Word English 12

Word of the Day English 12

TermDefinition
hubris overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance
reparations the act or process of making amends for a wrong
xenophobe a person who fears or hates foreigners, people from different cultures or strangers
vehement forceful or intense in expression, emotion or conviction
omnipotent Having unlimited or universal power, authority or force; all powerful
usurp To seize and hold by force without legal authoriity
nemesis a source of harm or ruin, inflicts vengeance, rival, enemy
feckless lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective
serendipity occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
juxtaposition to place different things side by side
posit to place, put, or set; to assume as a fact
myriad a countless or extremely great number
incontrovertible impossible to deny or disprove
paradigm a typical pattern or example of something
divulge make known private or sensitive information
plagiarism practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing off as one's own
Created by: cnardiello
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