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Paul Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abundant | Present in large quantities |
| Accurate | Correct; free from errors |
| Acquire | To come into possession of |
| Adamant | Refusing to change an opinion |
| Adequate | Enough to meet a specific task or purpose |
| Adequate | Enough to suit your needs |
| Adjacent | Close to or next to |
| Adverse | Unfavorable; against one’s desires |
| Affable | Friendly, easy to talk to |
| Ambiguous | Having several potential meanings; unclear and difficult to understand |
| Ambitious | Having a powerful desire for success or achievement |
| Annihilate | To destroy or kill |
| Antipathy | A strong feeling of dislike |
| Apparent | Readily seen or understood |
| Ascent | Upward movement; advancement |
| Attribute | To give credit |
| Arbitrary | Based on a whim or random decision |
| Arduous | Requiring a lot of effort |
| Benevolent | Kind, generous |
| Bias | A preconception that prevents objectivity |
| Bolster | To support, strengthen, or fortify |
| Burgeoning | Growing quickly; flourishing |
| Bypass | To avoid |
| Candid | Direct, blunt |
| Candor | The trait of being honest and frank |
| Capitalize | To use to your advantage |
| Catalyst | Something that causes a change or new event |
| Ceaseless | Unending, without pause |
| Censure | To express strong disapproval |
| Clarify | To make clear or intelligible |
| Coincide | To happen at the same time |
| Competent | Sufficiently qualified |
| Complacent | Satisfied, with no desire to change or improve |
| Complement | To make perfect or complete |
| Conceal | To hide |
| Concur | To agree |
| Condense | To reduce to a shorter form; to make more compact |
| Confine | To limit or restrict; to enclose within bounds |
| Confluence | A coming together of people or things; a joining |
| Consecutively | One after another in uninterrupted succession |
| Console | To give comfort; to lessen grief |
| Contention | A dispute; opposition; rivalry |
| Contours | Line or edge that defines the bounds of an object |
| Contradict | To be in contrast with |
| Controversial | Highly debatable and causing contention |
| Conventional | Abiding by accepted standards |
| Convey | To pass on or transfer (information) |
| Copious | Abundant |
| Cordial | Friendly; courteous |
| Crucial | Critical; extremely important |
| Crude | Rudimentary; unrefined |
| Cumbersome | Unwieldy; burdensome |
| Deceive | To trick or deceive |
| Deference | Respect; regard |
| Deficiency | A lack |
| Depict | To represent |
| Deplete | To overuse over time so that resources become scarce. |
| Desolate | Bare, empty |
| Derive | To deduce; to obtain from a source or origin |
| Devoid | Lacking |
| Dexterity | Skill in moving the hands or body; cleverness |
| Digress | To stray from the main topic |
| Diminish | To shrink or reduce |
| Discrepancy | An inconsistency or difference |
| Dismantle | To take apart |
| Distinctive | Distinguishing |
| Dominant | Ruling, controlling; being in a position of authority |
| Efficient | Maximizing productivity |
| Eliminate | To remove |
| Eminent | Superior or distinguished; high in position or status |
| Engrossed | To fully occupy the mind or attention |
| Erode | To wear away (figuratively or literally) |
| Estimate | An approximate value |
| Eternal | Without beginning or end |
| Exemplify | To serve as a superior example of a thing |
| Expend | To use up (as in energy or money) |
| Expedite | To speed the process |
| Expertise | Expert knowledge or skill in a particular skill |
| Expose | To reveal or unmask |
| Extensive | Covering a large area; great in number |
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