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Week 2 Day 4 Vocab
Week 2 Day 4 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appoint | 1. To choose for an office or position 2. To set or decide upon |
| Assent | 1. To give one’s consent; to agree 2. An act of agreeing or acceptance |
| Concur | To be in agreement. |
| Consult | 1. To seek information or advice 2. To talk things over in order to reach a decision. |
| Dissuade | To prevent or discourage someone from doing something |
| Flabbergast | To surprise so greatly that one is speechless; to amaze |
| Haggle | To argue about, especially about the price of something |
| Perturb | To make uneasy; to upset greatly |
| Procure | to get by making an effort; to obtain |
| Receptive | ready and able to receive ideas or suggestions |
| Repudiate | to refuse to support; to reject |
| Resolve | 1. To make a firm promise to oneself 2. to solve 3. a fixed purpose or intention |
| Signify | 1. To be a sign of; to mean 2. to make known or clear |
| Sovereign | 1. Highest; chief 2. not controlled by others 3. a king or queen; a monarch |
| Trifling | of little value, importance, or meaning |
| Acclaim | 1. to praise strongly or applaud loudly 2. strong praise or loud applause; approval |
| Bigot | one who is not tolerant of those who are different in some way; a prejudiced person |
| Covet | to have a strong and envious desire for, especially for something belonging to another |
| Deceased | Dead |
| Formidable | 1. Causing fear or apprehension 2. difficult |
| Ghetto | a section of a city occupied by a minority group of people, usually because of poverty or social pressure |
| Momentous | very important |
| Oppress | 1. To weigh down with worry 2. to keep down by severe and unjust use of force |
| Overwhelm | 1. To defeat utterly and completely 2. to deeply affect the mind or emotions of 3. to upset; to turn over |
| Perceive | 1. To become aware of through the senses, especially the sense of sight 2. to take in information through the mind |
| Premiere | the first performance of a play, film, etc |
| Prospective | expected or likely to happen or become |
| Spurn | to refuse in a scornful way |
| Staunch | faithful; true; strong |
| Theme | 1. A dominant idea, as in art, literature, or music; a topic or subject of 2. a short essay on a single subject 3. a series of musical notes on which variations are made; a melody that is associated |