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English 4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Very loud or powerful sound | Stentorian |
| To debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in production. | Adulterate |
| To give consent, approval, or adherence. | Accede |
| Having a rugged, weather-beaten appearance | Gnarled |
| Any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life | Holocaust |
| Deserving a reproof, rebuke, or ensure; blameworthy | Reprehensible |
| Of great volume, size, or extent | Voluminous |
| Having an odor or flavor suggestive of molds, such as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food. | Musty |
| In existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost | Extant |
| Keenly distressing the feelings | Poignant |
| Punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact. | Scrupulous |
| To board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicles, as for a journey | Embark |
| Marked by or proceeding from such forwardness | Officious |
| So small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded. | Negligible |
| To strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge. | Delete |
| Expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body. | Adroit |
| Warlike; given to waging war. | Belligerent |
| Intended to entrap or beguile. | Insidious |
| Belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place. | Endemic |
| Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others. | Altruistic |
| To move backward | Retrogress |
| To assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent. | Acquiesce |
| Large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful. | Copious |
| The setting right of what is wrong. | Redress |
| Able to exist together with something else. | Compatible |
| Going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty | Cursory |
| To laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at | Deride |
| A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent | Adversary |
| Convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling. | Cogent |
| Uncared-for or neglected | Unkempt |
| Being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed | Turbulent |
| An act or deed showing mercy or leniency. | Clemency |
| A remedy for all diseases or ills. | Panacea |
| A clever trick or strategy; a cunning, crafty, device or expedient. | Artifice |