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eaglehour vocabulary
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Term | Definition |
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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 |