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English Vocab - set4
All of the vocab from before & new words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| auspicious | promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success |
| commotion | a loud raucous, or cacophony, chaos |
| methodical | logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form |
| infraction | a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules |
| pensive | reflecting deep or profound thought |
| punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
| incessant | nonstop, continuing without pause or interruption |
| prophetic | far seeing, predictive, describing someone who speaks of the future confidently |
| erant | straying outside the proper path or bounds |
| decorum | an orderly, manner-filled presence |
| 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. |
| impulsive | acts without thinking |
| propenent | someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause |
| compel | force or oblige |
| mediate | to bring together, to help make conflicting people or groups come to an agreement |
| revelation | a revealing, a newly discovered notion or idea |
| permeate | throughout, soaked penetrate |
| rogue | a dishonest or worthless person |
| relentless | tenacious, go getting, incredibly determined |
| despise | feel contempt or a deep repugnance for |
| resounding | impressively loud or booming |
| unabated | being at full strength or force |
| adulation | obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise |
| vehement | intensely emotional, deeply felt, marked by forceful energy |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| scion | a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft, a descendent |
| justify | show or prove to be right or reasonable , explain, support, give reasons for |
| jeer | make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice , mock, ridicule, insult |
| prominent | well known, in the public eye |
| retaliate | make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack , reciprocate, get back at |
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