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Tough Vocab Words
Term | Definition |
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Apathy | A feeling of hopelessness, not caring, no affect, not feeling one way or another about something. |
Contempt | Disgust, hatred. |
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, facing outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. |
Penchant | A desire, a strong interest. |
Revelation | A revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea. |
Proponent | Someone who is for or fighting for a cause (opposite of against--con). |
Permeate | Throughout, soaked penetrate. |
Meditate | To bring together, to help make conflicting people or groups come to an agreement. |
Convulse | To shake uncontrollably. |
Console | To soothe or make feel better. |
Indignant | Angry, stubborn, rebellious. |
Predominant | The main or central focus. |
Defiant | Angry, stubborn, aggressively resisting. |
Punctilious | Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. |
Vigilant | Watchful, aware. |
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 | Stubborn. |
Pensive | Reflecting deep or profound thought. |
Indigenous | Native to an area. |
Methodical | Logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form. |
Austicous | Promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success. |