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Vocab 2 and 3
Mrs. Waters PreAP College Park HS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| desolate | --adj--deprived or destitute of inhabitants, deserted. verb (used with object)--todepopulate, to forsake or abandon |
| rhododendron | --noun--an evergreen shrub or tree having rounded clusters of showy pink, purple,red or white flower. |
| premonition | --noun--feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; a forewarning |
| antidote | --noun--a medicine or remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease etc.,something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effect. Good jobs are the best antidote toteenage crime. |
| complacent | --adj--pleased especially with oneself or one's merits, situation etc. self-satisfied. Thevoters are too complacent to change the government |
| staccato | --adj--shortened or detached when played, characterized by abruptly disconnectedelements, disjointed, rapid-fire. |
| subservient | --adj--acting in a subordinate capacity, excessively submissive |
| engender | --v--to produce, cause or give rise to; to procreate. Hatred engenders violence. |
| garner | --verb--to get; acquire, earn. He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financialexpert. |
| subterfuge | --noun--an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence or hidesomething. |
| infinitesimal | --adj--exceedingly small, minute |
| stigma | --n--mark of disgrace or infamy; stain of reproach |
| heinous | --adj--hateful, abominable, totally reprehensible |
| callous | --adj--made hard, hardened |