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Chal.Vocab List 8
Term | Definition |
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burnish | (v.) to polish, shine |
circumspect | (adj.) cautious; aware of what’s around you |
clamor | a. (n.) loud noise; b. (v.)to loudly insist |
concord | (n.) harmonious agreement |
condolence | (n.) an expression of sympathy in sorrow |
debunk | (v.) to expose the falseness of something |
dour | (adj.) stern, joyless |
erudite | (adj.) learned |
fetter | (v.) to chain, restrain |
fickle | (adj.) shifting in character, inconstant |
fidelity | (n.) loyalty, devotion |
latent | (adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed |
laudatory | (adj.) expressing admiration or praise |
maxim | (n.) a common saying expressing a principle of conduct |
portent | (n.) an omen |
quandary | (n.) a perplexing, bad situation |
quell | (v.) to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation |
surmise | (v.) to infer with little evidence |
zephyr | (n.) a gentle breeze |