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Vocab 11-15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| quiesc | rest |
| rec | guided, put right |
| dox | opinion |
| arbitr | judge |
| asper | harsh |
| crep | burst, crack |
| dif | apart |
| doc | to teach |
| greg | group |
| noc | hard |
| Acquiesce | to give in reluctantly |
| Rectify | to make, put, or set right |
| Unorthodox | not conforming to accepted rules, traditions, or conduct |
| Arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim rather than a system or rule |
| Exasperate | to anger or annoy |
| Decrepit | old and broken down |
| Diffident | shy |
| Docile | easily taught, led, or controlled |
| Egregious | outstanding in a bad way |
| Innocuous | not harmful |
| felic | happy |
| op | wealth |
| palp | touch |
| plor | weep |
| ang | distress |
| capit | head |
| fam | reputation |
| her | cling, hold |
| me | pass |
| pi | cleanse |
| Felicity | intense happiness |
| Opulence | wealth, riches, or affluence |
| Palpable | plainly seen, heard, or perceived |
| Deplorable | causing reproach or disapproval |
| Angst | anxiety or worry |
| Recapitulate | to summarize and state again the main points of |
| Defamatory | injurious to reputation |
| Adhere | to support or show allegiance to |
| Impermeable | impassable |
| Piety | righteousness |
| sup | under |
| sist | stand |
| mend | fault, lying |
| mon | warn |
| nihil | nothing |
| ple | fill |
| potent | powerful |
| proach | near |
| tol | raise |
| trus | pushed |
| Supplant | to take the place of |
| Desist | to cease |
| Mendacious | characterized by habitual lying |
| Admonish | to caution or counsel against something |
| Nihilism | the belief that nothing in life has importance or value |
| Supplement | to add to in order to make up for a lack of something |
| Omnipotent | all-powerful |
| Reproach | to criticize |
| Extol | to praise enthusiastically |
| Unobtrusive | not easily noticed |
| und | wave |
| tut | protect |
| ult | beyond |
| util | useful, practical |
| verb | word |
| vil | mean |
| lev | light |
| fin | end |
| prim | first |
| tract | drag, pull |
| Undulate | to move with a wave-like motion |
| Intuitive | perceived by intuition, not rational thought |
| Ultimatum | a condition or command that, if rejected, will result in consequences |
| Utilitarian | useful and practical instead of beautiful and showy |
| Verbose | using more words than are needed |
| Vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against |
| Alleviate | to make less intense or severe |
| Refined | well-bred |
| Primal | very basic and powerful |
| Intractable | not easily controlled or directed |
| fer | to carry |
| ambi | both |
| gress | to step, to go |
| bell | war |
| domin | master |
| fore | in front of, previous |
| flu | flow |
| idio | peculiar |
| fus | pour |
| med | middle |
| Deference | humble submission and respect |
| Ambivalence | a simultaneous conflicting attitude |
| Digress | to wander away from the main topic |
| Bellicose | aggressively hostile |
| Domineering | overbearing, tyrannical |
| Foreboding | characterized by a strong feeling of future misfortune |
| Superfluous | extra, beyond what is needed |
| Idiosyncrasy | a characteristic, habit, or mannerism that is peculiar to a person |
| Profusion | a large amount of something |
| Mediate | to come between; to intervene |
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