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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 that 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 place of |
| desist | to cease |
| mendacious | characterized by habitual lying |
| amonish | to caution or counsel against something |
| nihilism | the belief that nothing in life has importance or value |
| supplement | to add in order to make up for the lack of something |
| omnipotent | all powerful |
| reproach | to criticize |
| extol | to praise enthusiastically |
| unobstructive | 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 or beautiful and showy |
| verbose | using more words than needed |
| vilify | to utter scandalous 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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