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eaglehour vocabulary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acrid | a strong taste or smell; bitter |
| cauterize | burning a wound to prevent blood loss/infection |
| conciliatory | used to make less angry |
| conduit | a channel for water/fluid |
| corroborate | to confirm or give support |
| culvert | a tunnel for streams/drainage under a road |
| despondent | in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| stymie | to prevent/disable progress |
| sully | to damage the purity or integrity |
| verdant | green with grass or vegetation |
| destitute | without basic needs of life |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| gaunt | skinny from suffering/hunger |
| insatiable | impossible to satisfy |
| lucrative | creating a great profit |
| nuance | subtle difference in words/meanings or sounds |
| obstetric | relating to childbirth or the process that comes with it |
| penchant | habit or tendency to do something |
| rancor | bitter or resentfulness for long term |
| seethe | person filled with intense, unspoken anger |