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List C-D Vocabulary
ELA vocabulary words Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arbitrary | Based on random choice or personal whim |
| Cursory | Hasty; not thorough or detailed |
| Digress | To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing |
| Exemplify | To be an example of |
| Gist | The substance or essence of a speech or text |
| Lucrative | Producing a great deal of profit |
| Mortify | To cause someone to feel embarrassed, ashamed or humiliated |
| Punitive | Inflicting or intending as punishment |
| Scrutiny | Critical observation or examination |
| Valid | Having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable |
| Animosity | Feeling or having ill will toward someone or something |
| Beneficial | Favorable; resulting in good |
| Cynic | One who is critical of the motives of others |
| Dilemma | A situation where a there is a difficult choice to be made |
| Escalate | To increase rapidly |
| Feign | To pretend to be affected by something |
| Infuriate | To make furious |
| Jeopardize | To put someone or something in a position of danger |
| Obsolete | No longer in use |
| Pacify | to quell the anger of; to calm |