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Vocab 11-15
Term | Definition |
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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 |
piet | 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 |
nihilis | 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 |