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Week 11 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consort | to associate with or spend time in company of undesirable people |
| inquisitive | inquiring; too curious about other people's business |
| inexorable | unstoppable |
| hovel | small, dirty or poorly built house; shack |
| indigence | extreme poverty; basic necessities of life are lacking |
| loquacious | tending to talk a great deal |
| feign | to pretend something |
| judicious | sensible and wise |
| carbuncle | a red gemstone that is smoothly rounded and polished |
| wheedle | to coax somebody to do something using flattery or other indirect means |
| prognostics | acting as a prediction of the likely course and outcome of a disease |
| beneficent | doing good; producing benefit |
| noisome | offensive or disgusting, smelly |
| phantasm | a supposed ghost or spirit |
| lief | gladly, happily |