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English List #6,7,8

English List #6, 7, 8

TermDefinition
Forbidding Threatening
Inane Foolish
Inured Accustomed, Used to
Anarchy Lack of order; chaos
Enmity Hatred
Sinecure An easy job that makes a lot of money
Tacit Implied
Inveigling To persuade someone to do something bad
Anachronism Out of date
Avarice Greedy
Condone To allow for wrong behavior
Hackneyed Lacking significance because it is overused
Imperative Crucial
Mundane Dull; Boring
Placid Calm, Peaceful
Spurious Fake
Stealthily Secretive and Quiet
Urbane Polished; Sophisticated
Pariah An outcast
Desecrate To violate a sacred place or thing
Vociferous To speak loudly; vocal
Euphemism A nicer way of saying something
Dearth To lack something
Harbinger A sign of something
Irate Angry
Pinnacle The most successful point
Recalcitrant Uncooperative
Squalid Dirty and unpleasant because of neglect
Nebulous Vague or ill-defined
Decry To speak out against; criticize
Extolled To praise
Innate A natural ability
Enigma Something mysterious
Rancor Bitterness; Resentfulness
Invecting Insulting or abusing
Acumen The ability to make quick and smart decisions
Obdurate Stubborn to change one's opinion
Pragmatic Reasonable or practical
Audacious Willing to do bold tasks; doughty
Banal Lacking in originality; hackneyed
Created by: higginsa26
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