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English 9 Vocab 1-60
distain through disconsolate
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| disdain | to look down on others as unworthy |
| obscure | not clearly seen or understood |
| explicit | clear and precise; exact |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch |
| discern | to pick out |
| pompous | excessive self-esteem; pretentious |
| reproach | to blame |
| preclude | to prevent |
| rational | sane |
| interloper | a person who is not wanted or welcome by the other people in a situation or place |
| ambiguous | having two or more meanings |
| putrid | decayed with usually a very bad or disgusting smell; very ugly |
| skeptical | doubting |
| ameliorate | to improve |
| serene | calm and peaceful |
| assertion | a strong |
| reverent | feeling deep awe and respect |
| meticulous | exact |
| concede | to finally admit that something is true ; to surrender or yield |
| vulnerable | capable of being injured or attacked; open to attack |
| affable | friendly |
| disparity | state of being different or unequal |
| ephemeral | lasting only a short time |
| ubiquitous | seeming to be seen everywhere |
| enhance | to make greater |
| virulent | extremely poisonous or hateful |
| condone | to forgive or approve; to allow to continue |
| indolent | lazy (with attitude); not wanting to make an effort |
| repudiate | to reject or deny |
| lucrative | producing a great deal of profit |
| candid | truthful and straightforward |
| languid | lacking energy |
| fallible | capable of making a mistake |
| tactful | sensitive to the feelings of others |
| hypocritical | pretending to have a feeling one doesn't have; insincere; saying one thing but doing its opposite |
| blight | a disease that makes plants dry up and die; something that causes harm or damage |
| reiterate | to repeat something you have already said in order to emphasize it |
| precarious | not safe |
| vilify | to attack someone's reputation with slanderous statements |
| morose | bad tempered |
| capricious | doing something for no apparent reason; impulsive |
| detriment | something that causes harm |
| blasphemous | insulting something sacred |
| sycophant | a person who tries to win favor through flattery, a brown-noser |
| irrevocable | can't be called back, final |
| sagacious | wise |
| reticent | hesitant to speak |
| futile | serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective |
| flippant | not showing seriousness or respect |
| articulate | expressing ideas clearly |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious, trying to impress |
| coalesce | to come together |
| drone | to talk on and on in a dull way |
| pensive | thoughtful, quietly sad |
| irascible | easily angered, irritable |
| disparage | to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue |
| discreet | careful about what one says or does |
| redundant | repetitive |
| paucity | scarcity; lack |
| disconsolate | without consolation or comfort; unhappy |
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