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Week 28 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| altercate | to dispute angrily or noisly |
| Ambiguity | a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways |
| Brawny | muscular; strong, powerful |
| Dormancy | the quality or state of being inactive |
| Drone | to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone |
| Engender | to cause to exist or to develop |
| Figurehead | a head or chief in name only |
| Finesse | skillful handling of a situation; adroit maneuvering |
| Flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| Improverished | deprived of strength, richness, or fertility by depleting or draining of something essential |