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Tough Terms 2017
This stack is going to help review what words I may need to work with.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rivulet | A tiny stream of water |
| permeate | throughout, soaked penetrate |
| intricate | detailed, specific finely described and patterned (spider web) |
| barrage | a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area, to bombard with something |
| fledging | a young bird learning to fly, a person or organization is immature, inexperienced, or underdevloped |
| intuition | a sixth sense or gut feeling |
| facade | the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space, front, facean outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. |
| penchant | a desire, a strong interest |
| revelation | a revealing, newly discovered notion or idea |
| proponent | someone who is ¨for¨ or fighting FOR a cause |
| convulse | to shake uncontrollably |
| console | to soothe or make feel better |
| defiant | angry, stubborn, aggresivly resisting |
| punctillious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
| viglant | watchful, unaware |
| incessant | nonstop, continuing without pause or interruption |
| timorous | timid, shy, nervous |
| redundant | no longer needed, superfluous (extra), omitted without loss |
| prophetic | far seeing. predictive, describing someone who speaks of the future confidently |
| obstinate |