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Vocab List #3
Everything I Never Told You
Term | Definition |
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Admonish | (v.) to warn; to scold mildly or advise |
Surreptitious | (adj.) done in a secret way |
Intuition | (n.) knowledge derived from inside yourself |
Slight | (v.) to treat with disdain or indifference |
Solitude | (n.) the state of being alone and content (positive connotation/not lonely) |
Aphorism | (n.) a concise statement that expresses a true or wise idea |
Incongruous | (adj.) strange because not agree |
Volubility | (n.) the quality of talking a lot in an energetic or rapid way |
Precarious | (adj.) not safe, strong or steady; dependent on chance or unknown circumstances |
Innocuous | (adj.) not likely to bother anybody; harmless |
Berate | (v.) criticize someone in a loud or angry way |
Culpable | (adj.) deserving blame; guilty of some wrongdoing |
Demure | (adj.) reserved, modest |
Noconformist | (n.) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct |
Laudable | (adj.) deserving praise |
Quintessential | (adj.) being the most typical or best example of something |
Salacious | (adj.) relating to sex in a way that is offensive or excessive |
Sedate | (adj.) slow and relaxed; quiet and peaceful |
Talisman | (n.) an object believed to have magic powers and cause good things to happen to the person who owns it |
Palpable | (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; obvious and noticeable |