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Vocabulary Test 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| To condemn openly as being wrong or reprehensible; To accuse publicly. | Denounce |
| To give life to; To fill with spirit | Animate |
| Having or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech or behavior. | Discreet |
| Submission or courteous respect given to another often in recognition of authority. | Deference |
| To ignore or disregard (e.g. a rule) in an open or defiant way. | Flout |
| Done routinely and with little care. | Perfunctory |
| To attribute; credit. | Impute |
| Full of animation and spirit; lively. | Vivacious |
| To express grief for or about; mourn; To regret deeply; deplore. | Lament |
| Charming; often in a childlike way. | Winsome |
| Inclined to keep one's personal affairs to oneself. | Reticent |
| Intended to instruct; Morally instructive. | Didactic |
| To counsel against something to be avoided or warn that something is dangerous. | Admonish |
| Friendly; good-natured. | Amiable |
| To make a judgement about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess. | Surmise |
| Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; Gloomy or somber | Sullen |
| To shirk or start involuntarily as in pain or distress; flinch. | Wince |
| Good humored, playful or teasing conversation. | Banter |
| Impossible to explain or account for. | Inexplicable |
| Easily managed or taught; intractable | Docile |
| To say again or repeatedly. | Reiterate |
| To speak of in a slighting way; belittle. | Disparage |
| Jarring, discordant sound. | Cacophony |
| Inspiring admiration or wonder; difficult to undertake or defeat. | Formidable |
| A scribe or author. | Scrivener |
| Engaged in deep and serious thought; Expressing deep, often melancholy thought. | Pensive |
| Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked. | Vile |
| To fill or make complete again. | Replenis |
| To dislike intensely; abhor. | Detest |
| Worthy of reverence, as by religious association. | Venerable |