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Vocab List #3
Everything I Never Told You
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |