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English Vocab. 1

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Abated V. Become less intense; cause to become smaller
Abject Adj. (Of something bad) experienced or present to the max. degree
Abomination N. Anything greatly disliked
Akimbo Adv. With hands on hips and elbows turned outward
Ambient Adj. Of the surrounding area, environment
Apertures N. An opening
Auspicious Adj. Conductive to success; favorable
Cacophony/cacophonous N. A harsh discordant mix of sounds
Conflagration N. An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land/property
Copious Adj. Abundant in supply
Coruscated V. Flash or sparkle
Counterintuitive Adj. Contrary to intuition/to common-sense expectation (but often true)
Daunting Adj. Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating
Despondent Adj. In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
Dissipation N. The act of dissipating (disperse)
Effigy N. A sculpture/model of a person
Empirical Adj. Verifiable by observation/experience rather than theory or logic
Impunity N. Exemption from punishment
Incredulous Adj. Unwilling/unable to believe something
Intrepid Adj. Resolutely fearless; dauntless
Inundated V. Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
Latency N. State of existing, but not yet being developed or manifest; concealment
Paltry Adj. Small/meager in amount
Pilfer V. Steal things of relatively little value
Rampant Adj. Flourishing/spreading unchecked
Refute V. Prove to be wrong/false; disprove
Retrospect N. A survey/review of a past course of events or period of time
Rudimentary Adj. Involving/limited to basic principles
Sublimation N. A purification/refinement; V. Solid to gas through heat and gas to solid through cooling
Surmountable/surmounted Adj. Able to become surmounted/overcome; defeatable
Created by: archergirl
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