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Melissa Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| perceptible | (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses of mind |
| disarming | (adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
| genial | (adj.) cordial, pleasantly, cheerful or warm |
| convey | (v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate; make known; to transfer ownership or title to |
| encroach | (v.)to advance beyong the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| dire | (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
| apt | (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely, quick to learn |
| abashed | (adj.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed |
| bask | (v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth, to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from |
| excise | (v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
| juncture | (n.) a joining together, the point at which tow things are joined; any important point in time |
| unassuming | (adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious, modest |
| attire | (n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
| cryptic | (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic |
| divergent | (adj.) going in different directions, different form each other, departing from convention, deviant |
| enmity | (n.) hatred, ill-will |
| fervent | (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate, extremely hot |
| plummet | (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line |
| proclaim | (v.) to declare publicly or officially |
| rankle | v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness |
| stocial | (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | (v.) tireless, continuing with vigor |
| defile | (v.,tans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v.,in.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
| impunity | (n.) freedom form punishment |
| pertinent | (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the pint |
| predominant | (adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common |
| prodigy | (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
| renown | (n.) fame, glory |
Created by:
Sean Mullin
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