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Week 5 Day 5 Vocab
Week 5 Day 5 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amorous | Expressing love or the state of being in love |
| Belittle | To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value |
| Censure | 1. To blame or find fault with 2. A severe criticism or harsh judgment |
| Deem | To consider; to believe |
| Divulge | To make known something secret; to reveal |
| Exorbitant | Exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable |
| Expostulate | To argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval |
| Fateful | having great or significant consequences |
| Ingrate | An ungrateful person |
| Injunction | An order or command |
| Moribund | Close to death; in a dying state |
| Motif | 1. A theme or idea in a work of art of literature that is developed or repeated. 2. A figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as building or textile |
| Subsidize | to support by giving financial aid |
| Sumptuous | extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious |
| Voluble | characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative |
| Adroit | Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful |
| Affront | To insult or to offend deliberately |
| Avocation | To insult or to offend deliberately |
| Crusade | A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause |
| Definitive | Supplying a final answer; conclusive |
| Demeanor | Behavior; bearing |
| Erudite | Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned |
| Induct | 1. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony 2. To admit to a society or to military service |
| Lapse | 1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment 2. To come to an end; to expire |
| Militant | Ready to fight, especially for a cause |
| Pariah | A social outcast |
| Prodigy | 1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age 2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event |
| Protege | One whose training or career is helped along by another |
| Raucous | 1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear 2. Boisterous and disorderly |
| Tacit | Expressed without words; implied |