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Vocabulary 2018
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tenacious | determined |
| condescend | to look down upon someone |
| ballerina | person who wears a tutu |
| Semblance | likeness |
| penchant | a strong desire or wish to accomplish something |
| Enamored | deeply in love with |
| Raucous | raw cuss |
| Minutiae | tiny details of life |
| Dignitaries | important people |
| tree | green and brown |
| Peter Pan | flies in the sky |
| Flamingo | pink and has a beak |
| hibiscus | flower |
| Gallantry | special people |
| Adulation | praise |
| vehement | passionate |
| audacity | willingness to take risks |
| censure | disapproval |
| haughty | arrogant pride |
| mercurial | quickly changing moods |
| pariah | person who is hated |
| archaic | old and no longer used |
| ostentatious | displaying wealth |
| squirrel | gray and bushy |
| ice cream | cold, drippy, yummy |
| frozen pizza | cold, triangle, circle |
| complacent | smug, satisfaction |
| concede | to give up |
| patriarchal | male-based society |
| fledgling | new to something |
| indigenous | native |
| illiterate | can't read |
| disconsolate | glum |
| adversity | problem |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| perverse | argumentative |
| conventional | usual in practice |
| vigil | spiritual time of “watching” and waiting |
| humility | modest |
| incite | provoke |
| nonconformist | someone who purposely does not follow popular trends |
| enigma | something unexplainable |
| scapegoat | someone who may or probably is innocent, but they are blamed unfairly |
| idiosyncrasy | odd, unique habit |
| guerilla | sneaky, stealth, camouflaged, hidden, deceptive |
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