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Week 6 Day 4 Vocab

Week 6 Day 4 Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
Accentuate To emphasize or stress
Aficionado An enthusiastic follower; a supporter or fan
Antecedent A thing or event that precedes another
Centrifugal Moving or tending away from the center
Convoluted 1. Having numerous coils or folds 2. complicated; intricate
Decapitate To kill by cutting off the head
Disingenuous Not straightforward; insincere
Indubitable Too evident to be doubted; unquestionable
Jaded Dulled or wearied by excess or overindulgence
Masochistic Deriving pleasure from being mistreated mentally or physically
Momentum Force or speed of movement; force or energy that keeps something moving
Obsolescent Going out of use; becoming obsolete
Potential Having possibility or capability
Viscera The internal organs of the body
Volition An act of consciously choosing or deciding
Belated Done too late; having been delayed beyond the usual time
Caliber 1. Degree of importance or excellence 2. The diameter of a bullet or inside of a gun barrel
Chargin A feeling of embarrassment or annoyance caused by having failed or being disappointed
Contravene To act against or be counter to
Default 1. Failure to do what is required by duty or law 2. An automatic selection made according to a computer program when the user does not make a choice 3. To fail to pay what or when one should
Doldrums A condition of feeling sad, bored, or sluggish
Emblazon To inscribe or decorate conspicuously
Eminent Standing above others in worth, rank, or fame
Expend To use up; consume
Expire 1. To come to an end 2. To die
Exponent A person who explains, interprets, or works to make something popular
Novice A person new at something; a beginner
Spry Moving with quickness and ease; lively
Tenuous 1. Lacking substance, flimsy 2. Not thick; slender 3. Lacking density; thin
Truism A truth that is so well known that it is almost unnecessary to say it
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