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Vocab. Weeks 9 & 10
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Term | Definition |
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Implacable | Cannot be pacified, inexorable, relentless |
Paroxysm | a fit, sudden outburst |
Reprehensible | Worthy of blame |
Jurisdiction | Power, range of authority |
Skirmish | Small fight, brief encounter |
Harass | To trouble, torment |
Monolithic | Massively solid |
Indigent | Poor, Needy |
Arbitrary | Based on a whim, Dictatorial, Pointless |
Fray | A fight |
Flout | Show contempt, Scoff |
Effigy | A likeness (usually of a hated person) (noun) |
Cognizant | Aware |
Stymie | To hinder, impede (verb) |
Turbulent | Unruly, agitated |
Terminate | To end |
Fourthwith | Immediately |
Exacerbate | To irritate, make worse |
Revert | Return |
Oust | To drive out, eject |
Emaciated | Abnormally thin, Wasted away |
Surge | To Rush Suddenly |
Tranquil | Quiet |
Sanctuary | Shelter |
Ascend | To Rise |
Malnutrition | Faulty or poor/inadequate diet |
Afflict | To trouble greatly, or to distress |
Besiege | To surround, hem in |
Privation | Lack of Necessities |
Menace / Sinister | Evil, Ominous |