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EnriquesJourneyVocab
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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 |