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Vocab Week 2
Term | Definition |
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alacrity | promptness in responding; eagerness |
encumber | to weigh down or burden; to impede the action of |
zenith | the highest point; the peak; the point in the sky directly above the observer |
inexplicable | hard to explain or impossible to understand |
deduce | to draw a conclusion from given facts |
incontrovertible | impossible to dispute; unquestionable |
traverse | to pass over, across, or through |
ingenious | Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness |
laggard | one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler |
fraught | full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with) |
torrid | intensely hot and dry; burning with passion |
ubiquitous | appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places |
sustenance | something that provides nourishment; food needed to live |
array | a large group of people or things; an orderly arrangement or display; to place in order; to dress up |
haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |