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English Vocab #6
Term | Definition |
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auspicious | promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success |
facade | the face of a building |
resounding | impressively loud or booming |
commotion | a loud raucous, or cacophony, chaos |
prophetic | far seeing, predictive, describing someone who speaks of the future confidently |
unabated | being at full strength or force |
methodical | logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form |
proponent | someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause |
adulation | obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise |
penchant | a desire, a strong interest |
console | to soothe or make feel better |
junket | trip, journey |
pensive | reflecting deep or profound thought |
mediate | to bring together, to help make conflicting people or groups come to an agreement |
defiant 1 | indignant, rebellious |
punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
revelation | a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea |
incessant | nonstop, continuing without pause or interruption |
permeate | throughout, soaked penetrate |
ominous | threatening, foreboding |
indigenous | native to an area |
errant | straying outside the proper path or bounds |
decorum | an orderly, manner-filled presence |
rogue | a dishonest or worthless person |
defiant 2 | angry, stubborn, aggressively resisting |
predominant | the main or central focus |