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Week 2 Day 4 Vocab

Week 2 Day 4 Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
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
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