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English

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Subjective influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. dependent on the mind or an individual's perception for it's existence.
Superfluous unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Incontrovertible not able to be denied or disputed
Impervious not allowing fluid to pass through unable to be affected by
infallibility the inability to be wrong
bolstered provided with padded support
doggedness persistent determination
dispelled to make a doubt, feeling or belief disappear
vacillation the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision
Impartial treating all rivals and disputants equally, fair and just.
Resolute admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.
Pretension a claim or assertion of a claim to something an inspiration or claim to a certain status or quality the use of affection to impress; ostentatiousness
Annulled declare invalid an official agreement, decision or result declare a marriage to have had no legal existence
Spurious not being what it purports to be; false/ fake apparent but not actually valid
Unmarred having no injury, defacement, or imperfection
Hallowed made holy, consecrated . greatly revered and honored
Counteract act against something reducing it's force and therefore neutralizing it.
Invidious action/situation likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others. unfairly discriminating; unjust
Dogmatic inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
Pessimistic tending to see the worst aspect in things or believe that the worst will happen.
Clandestine kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit
Reticent not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
Sanguine optimistic/positive, esp. in an apparently bad or difficult situation. - blood red color/ blood red stain
Ambiguous open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made
Created by: Kayana
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